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  • 1shipboard — /ship bawrd , bohrd /, n. 1. Archaic. a. the deck or side of a ship. b. the situation of being on a ship. 2. on shipboard, aboard a seagoing vessel. adj. 3. done, conducted, or designed for use aboard ship, esp. during an ocean voyage: a… …

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  • 2shipboard — [ship′bôrd΄] n. 1. a ship: chiefly in on shipboard, aboard a ship 2. Obs. the side of a ship adj. done, happening, used, etc. on a ship [a shipboard romance] …

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  • 3Shipboard — Ship board , n. [Ship + board. See {Board}, n., 8] A ship s side; hence, by extension, a ship; found chiefly in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4Shipboard helicopter operations — is the use of techniques which allows operation of rotary wing aircraft from naval vessels. In the case of military vessels the operations also include tactics and associated weapons and troops. Landing a helicopter on the flight deck of what is… …

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  • 5shipboard — ship•board [[t]ˈʃɪpˌbɔrd, ˌboʊrd[/t]] adj. 1) navig. done or used aboard ship, esp. while under way 2) naut. navig. the deck or side of a ship • on shipboard Etymology: 1200–50 …

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  • 6Ship — Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster] Like… …

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  • 7Ship biscuit — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 8Ship boy — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 9ship bread — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 10Ship breaker — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …

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