Meanings
nounsister ship (plural sister ships)
plural sister ships
- nauticalA ship built to the same design and dimensions as another or belongs to the same owners as another.
Translations
Dutch zusterschip
- zusterschipship built to the same design
Finnish sisaralus
- sisaralusship built to the same design
French sister-ship, navire-jumeau
- sister-shipship built to the same design
- navire-jumeauship built to the same design
German Schwesterschiff
- Schwesterschiffship built to the same design
Hebrew אֳנִיָּה אָחוֹת
- אֳנִיָּה אָחוֹת (oniyá akhót)ship built to the same design
Japanese 姉妹船, 姉妹艦
- 姉妹船 (shimaisen)ship built to the same design
- 姉妹艦 (shimaikan)ship built to the same design
Norwegian Bokmål søsterskip
- søsterskipship built to the same design
Cite this entry
APA
sister ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister%20ship
MLA
“sister ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister%20ship. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sister ship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sister%20ship.
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