ship
noun
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
shipless
-
a word derived from
ship.
Example Sentences
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Yet twenty days had passed, and here they remained, still shipless.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
To the uninitiated, it seems to have the same paucity of interest as any other shipless stretch of water; but to this expert it has a story.
From Some Naval Yarns by Mordaunt Hall
Rose Summerhayes and the shipless Captain, when the Pilot opened his mail, had retired to the kitchen, in order that the old man, who was evidently upset by his news, might digest it quietly.
From The Tale of Timber Town by Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus) Grace
Out of a clear, shipless sky, Malevski appeared, strolling toward him as casually as if he had been there all along, and said, "Nice little ceremony you have here."
From Divinity by Kelly Freas
Let shipless Danes and whining Yankees dwell On naval rights, with Grotius and Vattel.
From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by William Michael Rossetti
