Ship Bottom

proper noun

A coastal borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A coastal borough in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

From a March 1817 incident in which a woman was saved from a wrecked ship that had capsized as her rescuers used axes to cut through the bottom of the hull.

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APA

Ship Bottom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ship%20Bottom

MLA

“Ship Bottom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ship%20Bottom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ship Bottom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ship%20Bottom.

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