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ghost ship

ghost ship noun: an abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.

Noun

ghost ship (plural ghost ships)

  1. 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
  2. Synonym of shadow ship.
    Synonyms:
    shadow ship

Synonyms of ghost ship

Forms of ghost ship

pluralghost ships
alternative formghostship
alternative formghost-ship

Origin of ghost ship

ghost + ship

Questions about ghost ship

What does ghost ship mean?
Ghost ship means an abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.
What part of speech is ghost ship?
Ghost ship is a noun.
What is the plural of ghost ship?
The plural of ghost ship is ghost ships.

Words near ghost ship in the dictionary

  1. ghost rockets
  2. ghost runner
  3. ghost runners
  4. ghost shark
  5. ghost sharks
  6. ghost ship
  7. ghost ships
  8. ghost shirt
  9. ghost shrimp
  10. ghost shrimps
  11. ghost sickness

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