ship a sea
ship a sea verb: to have a large wave wash over one's vessel.
Verb
ship a sea (third-person singular simple present ships a sea, present participle shipping a sea, simple past and past participle shipped a sea)
- To have a large wave wash over one's vessel.
- […] VVaterman, ſays I, vvhat are you doing? vvhat did you ſhip a Sea? ay, ſays the VVaterman, and a great one too; vvhy it blovvs a Frett of VVind; […]1724, [Daniel Defoe], “Letter V”, in The Great Law of Subordination Consider’d; or, The Insolence and Unsufferable Behaviour of Servants in England Duly Enquir’d into. […], London: Sold by S....
- Thus we scudded before the wind […] and at nine shipped a sea in the poop, as we in the cabbin were going to supper.1774, David Henry, “The Voyages of Captain Cooke”, in An Historical Account of All the Voyages Round the World, Performed by English Navigators, volume 2, London: F. Newbery, page 19
Forms of ship a sea
| third-person singular present | ships a sea |
|---|---|
| present participle | shipping a sea |
| past participle | shipped a sea |
| past | shipped a sea |
Questions about ship a sea
- What does ship a sea mean?
- Ship a sea means to have a large wave wash over one's vessel.
- What part of speech is ship a sea?
- Ship a sea is a verb.
- What is the past tense of ship a sea?
- The past tense of ship a sea is shipped a sea.
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