shipless

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adjective

Without a ship.

“I sit at my window and look over a shipless sea.”

OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English ship →
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Meanings

adjectiveshipless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout a ship.

    I sit at my window and look over a shipless sea.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*skey-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*skipą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*skip
  5. Old Englishscip
  6. Middle Englishschip
  7. Englishship
  8. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  10. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  11. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  12. Englishshipless

From ship + -less.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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