A vessel or aircraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it. / Fond term of address for one's mother.

(nautical) An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.

(idiomatic) Something which is doomed; an impending debacle; an ongoing disaster.

(intransitive) To depart, especially for a sea voyage or military assignment. / (intransitive, figuratively) To leave, get out, or resign.

A military (naval) vessel designed for operation on the marine surface, as distinguished from a submarine or other types of vessels. Aircraft carriers are also generally excluded.

plural of ship-building

(military, nautical) a sea-going military light ferry designed to assault shores that are held against them, and disembark forces directly onto the shore

(nautical) A ship that is used to transport military personnel; a troopship.

The office or term of a governess.

(obsolete, nautical, slang) an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship.