aship

A1S1H4I1P3

adverb

On or onto a ship.

Similar
aboardon board
Opposite
ashore
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Meanings

adverbaship (not comparable)
  1. USdatednot comparablerareOn or onto a ship.

    then the stern line was thrown aship, and the boat was off

    1912, Charles E. Young, chapter 6, in Dangers of the Trail in 1865, Geneva, NY: Press of W.F. Humphrey, page 116
    1 more example

    […] it was certainly one of the most exciting and uncomfortable weeks I ever spent, either aship or ashore.

    1880, Mark Twain, chapter 17, in A Tramp Abroad, Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, page 154

    Synonyms: aboard, on board · Antonyms: ashore

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbOn or onto a ship.

Similar
aboardon board
Opposite
ashore

Origin

From a- + ship.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aphisSaiphPaishspahiapish
Cite this entry
APA

aship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aship

MLA

“aship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aship. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aship.

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