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ship ahoy

ship ahoy interjection: interjection used to hail another ship or vessel, or to attract attention to the presence of another vessel nearby.

Interjection

  1. Interjection used to hail another ship or vessel, or to attract attention to the presence of another vessel nearby.

Questions about ship ahoy

What does ship ahoy mean?
Ship ahoy means interjection used to hail another ship or vessel, or to attract attention to the presence of another vessel nearby.
What part of speech is ship ahoy?
Ship ahoy is an interjection.

Words near ship ahoy in the dictionary

  1. shionone
  2. Shiori
  3. shioyaki
  4. ship
  5. ship a sea
  6. ship ahoy
  7. ship and let ship
  8. ship biscuit
  9. ship biscuits
  10. ship bread
  11. ship breads

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