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about ship

1

interjection

  1. (as a command) put the ship about.


about-ship

2

[ uh-bout-ship ]

verb (used without object)

, a·bout-shipped, a·bout-ship·ping.
  1. Nautical. to tack.

about-ship

verb

  1. intr nautical to manoeuvre a vessel onto a new tack
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of about ship1

First recorded in 1865–70

Origin of about ship2

First recorded in 1680–90
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Example Sentences

What may be the circumstance that has caused your mind to go about-ship just now?

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