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foreships

foreships is the plural of foreship.

Meaning of foreship

Noun

foreship (plural foreships)

  1. (archaic) The fore part of a ship.
    • He adds that, if the first light appears on the foreship and ascends upward, it is a sign of good luck; if either light begins at the topmast and descends toward the sea, it is a sign of a tempest.1881, Thomas Firminger Thiselton Dyer, The Will-O'-The-Wisp and its Folk-Lore
    Synonyms:
    forecastle

Questions about foreships

What is foreships the plural of?
Foreships is the plural of foreship.

Words near foreships in the dictionary

  1. foreshifts
  2. foreshine
  3. foreshines
  4. foreshining
  5. foreship
  6. foreships
  7. foreshock
  8. foreshocks
  9. foreshone
  10. foreshoot
  11. foreshooting

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