ghost ship en · NOUN
Etymology
ghost + ship
Meanings
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An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.
When Hayes turned to Jephson's contribution, he found that it commenced with a description of the famous ghost ship, the Marie Celeste, being towed into Gibraltar harbor.
2014, Valerie Martin, The Ghost of the Mary Celeste, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
- Synonym of shadow ship.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ghost-ship | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ghostship | alternative | lexicographic | |
| ghost ships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
Mary Celeste · Flying Dutchman
Synonyms
Translations (16)
ca vaixell fantasma (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · es barco fantasma (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · el πλοίο φάντασμα (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · sv spökskepp (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · pt navio-fantasma (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · ja 幽霊船 (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · eo fantoma ŝipo (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · tr hayalet gemi (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · pl statek widmo (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · it nave fantasma (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · fr vaisseau fantôme (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · nl spookschip (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · ko 유령선 (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · cmn 幽灵船 (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · de Geisterschiff (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted) · fi aavelaiva (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted)