ship in a bottle

ship in a bot·tle
UK/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɒtl̩/US/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/US[-ɾəl]

noun

An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.

Meanings

nounship in a bottle (plural ships in bottles or ships in a bottle)

plural ships in bottles · plural ships in a bottle

  1. An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.

Translations

Catalan vaixell en una botella
  • vaixell en una botellaornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Dutch flessenscheepje
  • flessenscheepjeornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Finnish pullolaiva
  • pullolaivaornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
French bateau en bouteille
  • bateau en bouteilleornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
German Buddelschiff, Flaschenschiff
  • Buddelschiffornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
  • Flaschenschiffornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Norwegian Bokmål flaskeskute
  • flaskeskuteornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Polish statek w butelce
  • statek w butelceornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Spanish barco en una botella
  • barco en una botellaornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Swedish flaskskepp
  • flaskskeppornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle

Rhymes & wordplay

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