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ship lift

ship lift noun: a device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.

Noun

ship lift (plural ship lifts)

  1. A device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.

Forms of ship lift

pluralship lifts
alternative formshiplift

Questions about ship lift

What does ship lift mean?
Ship lift means a device consisting of a structural platform which can be used to launch ships by lowering them into the water, or to lift them into dry dock.
What part of speech is ship lift?
Ship lift is a noun.
What is the plural of ship lift?
The plural of ship lift is ship lifts.

Words near ship lift in the dictionary

  1. ship fitter
  2. ship fitters
  3. ship in a bottle
  4. ship letter
  5. ship letters
  6. ship lift
  7. ship lifts
  8. ship model basin
  9. ship model basins
  10. ship money
  11. ship moneys

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