(archaic) To embark on a ship.

(military, nautical) A warship that is not the flagship of a fleet or squadron.

plural of private ship

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

(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.

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

Obsolete spelling of battleship

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

A ship with masts and sails, powered by the wind.

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