Ship vs. Fantail

Ship vs. Fantail — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Ship and Fantail

Shipnoun

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Fantailnoun

Any of several birds, of the genus Rhipidura, from Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

Shipnoun

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

Fantailnoun

Any of several domestic varieties of pigeon having a fan-shaped tail.

Shipnoun

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

Fantailnoun

Any of several goldfish having a large fan-shaped tail.

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Shipnoun

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

Fantailnoun

(nautical) An overhanging deck at the stern of a ship

Shipnoun

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Fantailnoun

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.

Shipnoun

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional.

Fantailnoun

A brimmed hat with just the back of the brim turned up.

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Shipverb

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

Fantailnoun

an overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship

Shipverb

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).

to ship freight by railroad

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To release a product to vendors; to launch.

Our next issue ships early next year.The developers had to ship the game two weeks late.

Shipverb

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.

to ship seamenI shipped on a man-of-war.

Shipverb

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

Shipverb

To put in its place.

to ship the tiller or rudder

Shipverb

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.

We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.

Shipverb

(transitive) To pass (from one person to another).

Can you ship me the ketchup?

Shipverb

To go all in.

Shipverb

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.

Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.

Shipverb

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

Shipverb

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, typically in fan fiction.

I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.

Shipnoun

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Shipverb

transport commercially

Shipverb

hire for work on a ship

Shipverb

go on board

Shipverb

travel by ship

Shipverb

place on board a ship;

ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel