ship of the desert

noun

A camel.

Meanings

nounship of the desert (plural ships of the desert)

plural ships of the desert

  1. figurativelyA camel.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Arabic سَفِينَةُ الصَّحْرَاء
  • سَفِينَةُ الصَّحْرَاء (safīnatu ṣ-ṣaḥrāʔ)Translations
Finnish erämaalaiva
  • erämaalaivaTranslations
French vaisseau du désert
  • vaisseau du désertTranslations
German Wüstenschiff
  • WüstenschiffTranslations
Hebrew סְפִינַת הַמִדְבָּר
  • סְפִינַת הַמִדְבָּר (sfinat hamidbar)Translations
Japanese 砂漠の船
  • 砂漠の船 (sabaku no fune)Translations
Polish okręt pustyni
  • okręt pustyniTranslations
Romanian corabie a deșertului
  • corabie a deșertuluiTranslations
Russian кора́бль пусты́ни
  • кора́бль пусты́ни (koráblʹ pustýni)Translations
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ship of the desert. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship%20of%20the%20desert

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“ship of the desert.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship%20of%20the%20desert. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ship of the desert,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ship%20of%20the%20desert.

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