MOTHER SHIP

Meaning of MOTHER SHIP in English

a vessel or craft that services others operating far from a home port or center.

[ 1885-90 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

MOTHER SHIP — noun Date: 1867 a ship serving smaller craft
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MOTHER SHIP — noun 1. chiefly Britain : a naval vessel escorting or guarding smaller craft (as torpedo boats or submarines) 2. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER SHIP — large ship carrying landing craft and small boats which are sent on missions to the shore
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MOTHER SHIP — Date: 1867 : a ship serving smaller craft
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER SHIP — Function: noun Date: 1867 : a ship serving smaller craft
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MOTHER SHIP — ■ noun a large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MOTHER SHIP — noun a large ship or spacecraft that smaller ones go out from
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER SHIP — ˈmother ship BrE AmE noun [countable] a large ship or spacecraft from which smaller boats or spacecraft are sent out
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER SHIP — Large vessel providing services to fishing vessels and on which these vessels "land" their catches for processing and transport to …
Fishery English Glossary
MOTHER SHIP — мор. 1) плавучая база 2) космический корабль-носитель (морское) плавучая база (авиация) самолет-носитель космический корабль-носитель
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER SHIP — 1. мор. плавучая база 2. 1> ав. самолёт-носитель 2> космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER SHIP — 1) плавбаза 2) космический корабль-носитель
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
MOTHER SHIP — 1) плавбаза 2) космический корабль-носитель
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
MOTHER SHIP — плавучая база космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
MOTHER SHIP — 1. мор. плавучая база 2. 1) ав. самолёт-носитель 2) космический корабль-носитель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
MOTHER SHIP — 1. мор. плавучая база 2. 1> ав. самолёт-носитель 2> космический корабль-носитель
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER SHIP — плавучая база, космический корабль носитель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTHER SHIP — плавучая база, космический корабль носитель
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
MOTHER SHIP — мор. 1) плавучая база 2) космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MOTHER SHIP — мор. 1) плавучая база 2) космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
MOTHER SHIP — _мор. 1> плавучая база 2> космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
MOTHER SHIP — мор. 1. плавучая база 2. космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
MOTHER SHIP — плавучая база космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
MOTHER SHIP — _n. _мор. 1> плавучая база 2> космический корабль-носитель
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
MOTHER SHIP — мор. 1) плавучая база 2) космический корабль-носитель (морское) плавучая база (авиация) самолет-носитель космический корабль-носитель
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day …
Английский словарь Британика
SHIP — I. ˈship noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English schip, ship, from Old English scip; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOTHER
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-SHIP — ˌship noun suffix ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English -schipe, -shipe, -ship, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old Frisian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHIP — — shipless , adj. — shiplessly , adv. /ship/ , n. , v. , shipped, shipping . n. 1. a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOTHER
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIP — I. ˈship noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scip; akin to Old High German skif ship …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
-SHIP — Etymology: Middle English, from Old English -scipe; akin to Old High German -scaft -ship, Old English scieppan to shape — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHIP — noun pay; reward. 2. ship ·vi to embark on a ship. 3. ship ·noun any large seagoing vessel. 4. ship …
Webster English vocab
MOTHER — noun an old woman or matron. 2. mother ·noun hysterical passion; hysteria. 3. mother ·vi to become like, or full …
Webster English vocab
SHIP — [ship] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE scip; akin to OHG skif ship] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a large seagoing …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOTHER
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
MOTHER — mother, M~ BrE AmE ˈmʌð ə AmE - ə r ▷ mother|ed d ▷ mothering ˈmʌð ə r‿ɪŋ ▷ mother|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHIP — / ʃɪp; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a large boat that carries people or goods by sea : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOTHER — / ˈmʌðə(r); NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a female parent of a child or animal; a person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIP — I. ship 1 S2 W2 /ʃɪp/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: scip ] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOTHER
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHIP — n. & v. --n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHIP — n. & v. n. 1 a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOTHER — n. & v. n. 1 a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHIP — n. & v. --n. 1. a any large seagoing vessel (cf. BOAT). b a sailing-vessel with a bowsprit and three, …
Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — n. & v. --n. 1. a a woman in relation to a child or children to whom she has given …
Oxford English vocab
MOTHER — ( mothers, mothering, mothered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Your mother …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHIP — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cruise ship/liner ▪ a luxury cruise ship a luxury ship/yacht ▪ He'd booked …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTHER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a proud mother/father/parent ▪ Mark is the proud father of a three-week-old baby boy. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOTHER — (PARENT) [noun] [C] - a female parentMy mother was 21 when she had (= gave birth to) me.All the mothers …
Cambridge English vocab
MOTHER — n. Mother Cabrini Great Mother of the Gods Mother Jones Mother Goose Mother Lode Country Mother's Day and Father's Day …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SHIP
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MOTHER — MOTHER, or THE MOTHER. A bawd. Mother abbess: the same. Mother midnight; a midwife. Mother in law's bit; a small …
Slang English vocab
MOTHER — INDEX: 1. a mother 2. what you call your mother 3. the time when a woman is a mother 4. …
Longman Activator English vocab
SHIP
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHIP — No one writer in the whole range of Greek and Roman literature has supplied us with so much information concerning …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
SHIP — 1. сущ. 1) а) корабль; морское судно (на силовом двигателе или парусное) to abandon ship (when it is sinking) ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MOTHER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHIP — ship.ogg 1. ʃıp n 1. 1> корабль; судно broad-bottomed sharp-bottomed ship - плоскодонное острокильное судно merchant ship - торговое судно …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MOTHER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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