about ship
1 Americaninterjection
verb (used without object)
verb
Etymology
Origin of about ship1
First recorded in 1865–70
Origin of about-ship2
First recorded in 1680–90
Example Sentences
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While the incident will undoubtedly raise larger questions about ship and port safety protocols, so far there is no indication the pilots on the Dali did anything wrong given the immediate situation they faced.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 28, 2024
“But we can be better at collecting … intelligence, sharing information, connecting the dots, because also in the private sector there is a lot of information” about ship movements and maritime surveillance, he added.
From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023
A Pentagon official said U.S. diplomats in Honiara, the capital of the Solomon Islands, had been in touch with counterparts in the government there about ship visit procedures and requisite clearances.
From New York Times • Aug. 30, 2022
Court papers portray Francis as a master manipulator who persuaded Navy officials to feed him classified information about ship movements and confidential contract information that he used to undercut his competitors.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2017
The day was to be filled with duties about ship, and he wanted the evening to himself, to sit in his cabin with his pipe and his books and mull over these and other things.
From Dan Merrithew by McFall, J. V.
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