antiship

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adjective

Designed to attack a naval ship.

“A single EXOCET antiship missile can sink a destroyer. Try not to get hit.”

OriginEnglish ship ← Middle English schip ← Old English scip →
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Meanings

antiship1

adjectiveantiship (not comparable)

alternative anti-ship

  1. not comparablegovernmentDesigned to attack a naval ship.

    A single EXOCET antiship missile can sink a destroyer. Try not to get hit.

antiship2

adjectiveantiship (not comparable)

alternative anti-ship

  1. not comparableslanglifestylePertaining to the activities of anti-shippers.
verbantiship (third-person singular simple present antiships, present participle antishipping, simple past and past participle antishipped)

present singular third person antiships · participle present antishipping · participle past antishipped · past antishipped · alternative anti-ship

  1. slanglifestyleTo participate in the activities of anti-shippers.

Origin

antiship · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  9. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  10. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  11. Old Englishscip
  12. Middle Englishschip
  13. Englishship
  14. Englishantiship

From anti- + ship (“vessel”).

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antiship · adjective, verb

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Englishrelation
  8. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  9. Englishrelationshipclip.
  10. Englishship
  11. Englishantiship

From anti- + ship (fandom slang).

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Translations

Portuguese antinavio, antinavios
  • antinaviodesigned to attack a naval ship
  • antinaviosdesigned to attack a naval ship
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“antiship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiship. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiship,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiship.

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