(nautical) a vessel fitted for laying and repairing submarine cables; it has a large roller built over the bows for paying out cable.

(nautical) Any of the most important types of warships, capable of projecting a fleet in being.

(nautical, military) A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of sail, superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker.

A ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.

(historical) A ship that carried Irish emigrants escaping the potato famine, usually with an extremely high death rate onboard.

(idiomatic) A well-organized and highly disciplined organization.

A marine cargo vessel.

(nautical) A cargo vessel designed to carry cargo prepacked into containers.

(nautical) To depart from a ship, especially without permission. / (figuratively) To leave something, especially suddenly or rapidly.

(historical) A wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.