ships

Noun

ship (plural ships)

1. A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

   Synonyms:

   keel

2. (in-compounds) A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
3. (in-compounds) A spaceship.
   • I don't know if there is another standard method, but the following approach works: Consider the collision of gliders from three rakes that produces a medium spaceship in the _same_ direction as the rake. This ship will follow along to the next collision point, which will not produce a spaceship...1991 January 10, Paul Callahan, “Questions and comments about Conway's Life (long)”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
4. A particular still life consisting of an empty cell surrounded by six live cells.
   • But there are no ships, and no natural traffic lights or honey farms. The ship self destructs, and the predecessors to the traffic lights and honey farms self-destruct in spectacular manners.1994 May 7, David Bell, “HighLife - An Interesting Variant of Life (part 1/3)”, in comp.theory.cell-automata (Usenet)
5. (archaic, formal) A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
6. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

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