mother ship
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mother ship
First recorded in 1885–90
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Plus, Wintour brought her back to Vogue ahead of the Biden administration to style her first-ever cover of the mother ship magazine, which featured Kamala Harris, then vice president-elect, and brought things full circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
There, Roy Neary, played by Richard Dreyfuss, is invited into the mother ship to travel with them into space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
A sprawling search and rescue mission involving four governments unfolded after the submersible lost contact with its mother ship, the Polar Prince, on the morning of 18 June 2023 and never resurfaced.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2024
The Guggenheim’s mother ship interior is such a thrill that it prepares you to love whatever’s on view.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
It owned a mother ship far out to sea, packed with tens of thousands of bottles, plus other vessels that were usually called “blacks.”
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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