ships
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
An inflected form of ship · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,195 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 8,009 times across 175,113 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a vessel that carries passengers or freight
ships in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The north wind then carried his ships to Malea, the extreme southern point of Greece.
The Odyssey of Homer · 751? BCE-651? BCE Homer · Chapter 1
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Near him lay a large rowboat from the ships, waiting to take off the last comers.
Under Drake's Flag · G. A. (George Alfred) Henty · Chapter 1
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Without doubt she had lived on the coast, for ships and the sea recurred incessantly in her conversation.
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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From the top of Lauvellen they could see the white sails of the ships that floated down the broad Solway.
The Shadow of a Crime: A Cumbrian Romance · Hall, Sir Caine · Chapter 1
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Shall bid all flesh await, on land or ships, The warning trump of the Apocalypse, Shattering the heavens before the dread eclipse.
Pennsylvania Pilgrim, and other poems Part 6 From — Volume I · John Greenleaf Whittier · Chapter 1