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ship-to-ship en · ADJ

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a missile) fired from a ship at another ship
  2. (not-comparable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ship, to.
    • Most ship-to-ship engagements are skirmishes between patrol vessels of cruiser weight and below, with dreadnoughts and carriers only deployed in full-scale fleet actions. Battles in open space are short and often inconclusive, as the weaker opponent generally disengages. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Space Combat Codex entry:
    • a ship-to-ship message

Relateds

ship-to-air · air-to-ground · air-to-ship · air-to-surface · ground-to-air · air-to-air

Translations (3)

pl statek–statek (fired from a ship to another ship) · tr gemiden gemiye (fired from a ship to another ship) · de Schiff-Schiff (fired from a ship to another ship)