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ghost ships

ghost ships is the plural of ghost ship.

Meaning of ghost ship

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

Questions about ghost ships

What is ghost ships the plural of?
Ghost ships is the plural of ghost ship.

Words near ghost ships in the dictionary

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

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