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Is there any relation between the suffix -ship and actual ships? Ship-board "side of a ship" is from c 1200 Ship-shape "properly arranged" first attested 1644 Phrase ships that pass in the night is from Longfellow's poem "Aftermath" (1873) Phrase runs a tight ship is attested from 1971 -ship: Middle English, Old English -scipe; akin to shape; cognate with dialectal Frisian, dialectal Dutch schip
Meaning of Ship it! - English Language Usage Stack Exchange A willingness on the part of the developer to ship as soon as the code compiles indicates either extreme hubris or carelessness: no testing has been performed by the developer (to verify that the changes work and haven't broken anything else), no 3rd-party testing has been performed (to verify that the change doesn't break other systems and is
When to use onboard the ship and on board the ship? a on board [ ] has now, in common use, the meaning: On or in a ship, boat, etc ; into or on to a ship [The] fuller form [was] on ship-board (cf Middle English ‘within schippe burdez’ [where "burdez" = sides]), and the construction ‘on board of the ship’, or ‘on board the ship’ (where ‘board’ means 'the deck')
Usage and origin of sister in expressions like sister company . . . The acceptable deviation of lightship displacement should be between 1 and 2% of the lightship displacement of the lead ship, depending on the length of the ship Wikipedia; The earliest example of sister ship I found on Google books, was its plural form, in a French-English Naval dictionary, titled Vocabulaire des termes de marine, printed in
Correct word for the act of getting on off some public transport I'm looking for a pair of words that represent the act of getting on or off some public transport (bus, train, ship, etc ) for an app It should be: Single word, not and expression like "get off" As much generic as possible; Doesn't matter if it's not used regularly; Thought of embarkment disembarkment, ascent descent, boarding deboarding
In IPA transcription, what is the difference between “ɪ”, i, “i:”? No, it is not correct to write either ʃɪp or ʃip in case of IPA transcription of the word "Ship" The only pronunciation is ʃɪp You might find "i" in "sheep" instead of "i:", this being so because of so called pre-fortis clipping ( p,t,k,f,θ,s,ʃ,tʃ the fortis consonants make the vowel shorter)
Filling out forms that ask for “relationship with” When I fill any form for my son this question “relationship with child” confuses me Should the answer be “son” or “father”? To me, the ideal answer is always “a father–son relationship” A little
single word requests - Alternative for manning a station - English . . . Old English mannian "to furnish (a fort, ship, etc ) with a company of men," from man (n ) Meaning "to take up a designated position on a ship" is first recorded 1690s Meaning "behave like a man, act with courage" is from c 1400 To man (something) out is from 1660s Related: Manned; manning etymonline
Where is the ‘abaft the beam’? - English Language Usage Stack . . . As I understand it, just looking up the nautical descriptive terms, "abaft the beam" would apparently be just behind (toward the rear of) the widest part of the ship at center From your picture diagram that would represent the square outlined area just behind the middle of the boat
What is the correct verb for driving a boat? [duplicate] pilot: To conduct or convey (a person) in a ship or boat; to direct the course of (a vessel), esp through difficult or dangerous waters; to guide or steer Also occas intr : to perform the role of pilot on a vessel Per the SeaTalk Nautical Dictionary: