Ship vs. Fantail: What's the Difference?

Ship and Fantail Definitions
Ship
A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.
Fantail
Any of a breed of domestic pigeons having a rounded, fan-shaped tail.
Ship
A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.
Fantail
Any of several birds of the genus Rhipidura of eastern Asia and Australia, having a long, fan-shaped tail.
Ship
An aircraft or spacecraft.
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Fantail
Any of a breed of goldfish having a wide, fanlike double tail fin.
Ship
The crew of one of these vessels.
Fantail
A fanlike tail or end.
Ship
One's fortune
When my ship comes in, I'll move to a larger house.
Fantail
(Nautical) The stern overhang of a ship.
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Ship
To place or receive on board a ship
Shipped the cargo in the hold.
Fantail
Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
Ship
To cause to be transported; send.
Fantail
Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.
Ship
(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
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Fantail
Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.
Ship
A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.
Fantail
(nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship.
Ship
A spaceship (the type of pattern in a cellular automaton).
Fantail
A small windmill mounted at right angles to the sails, at the rear of the windmill, used to turn the cap automatically to bring it into the wind.
Ship
A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.
Fantail
A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.
Ship
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
Fantail
A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the shape of the tail.
Ship
(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.
Fantail
An overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship
Ship
(dated) An aircraft.
Ship
(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.
Ship
(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.
Ship
(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
To ship freight by railroad
Ship
(ambitransitive) To release a product (not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
Our next issue ships early next year.
It compiles? Ship it!
Ship
(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
To ship seamen
I shipped on a man-of-war.
Ship
(intransitive) To embark on a ship.
Ship
To put or secure in its place.
To ship the tiller or rudder
Ship
(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.
Ship
Leave, depart, scram.
Ship
To pass (from one person to another).
Can you ship me the ketchup?
Ship
To go all in.
Ship
(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.
Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.
Ship
(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.
Ship
(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.
I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.
I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.
Ship
Pay; reward.
In withholding or abridging of the ship or the hire or the wages of servants.
Ship
Any large seagoing vessel.
Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim,Sails filled, and streamers waving.
Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!
Ship
Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.
Ship
A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.
Ship
To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.
Ship
By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.
Ship
Hence, to send away; to get rid of.
Ship
To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.
Ship
To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.
Ship
To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.
Ship
To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.
Ship
To embark on a ship.
Ship
A vessel that carries passengers or freight
Ship
Transport commercially
Ship
Hire for work on a ship
Ship
Go on board
Ship
Travel by ship
Ship
Place on board a ship;
Ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel