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ghostship

ghostship is the alternative spelling 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

Forms of ghostship

pluralghostships

Questions about ghostship

What is ghostship the alternative spelling of?
Ghostship is the alternative spelling of ghost ship.

Words near ghostship in the dictionary

  1. ghosts from one's past
  2. ghosts in machines
  3. ghosts in the machine
  4. ghostshark
  5. ghostsharks
  6. ghostship
  7. ghostships
  8. ghostsome
  9. ghostweed
  10. ghostword
  11. ghostwords

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