Forecastle vs. Ship

Forecastlenoun

(nautical) A raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship.

Forecastlenoun

(nautical) Crew's quarters located at the forward part of a ship.

Forecastlenoun

A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a castle, to command an enemy's decks.

Forecastlenoun

living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed

Forecastlenoun

the forward part of a ship below the deck, traditionally used as the crew's living quarters.

Forecastlenoun

a raised deck at the front of a ship.

Forecastle

The forecastle ( (listen) FOHK-səl; contracted as fo'c'sle or fo'c's'le) is the upper deck of a sailing ship forward of the foremast, or, historically, the forward part of a ship with the sailors' living quarters. Related to the latter meaning is the phrase which denotes anything related to ordinary sailors, as opposed to a ship's officers.

Shipnoun

A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Shipnoun

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

Shipnoun

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

Shipnoun

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

Shipnoun

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Shipnoun

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

Shipverb

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

Shipverb

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

Shipverb

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

Shipverb

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

Shipverb

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

Shipverb

To put in its place.

Shipverb

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

Shipverb

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

Shipverb

To go all in.

Shipverb

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

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.

Shipnoun

Pay; reward.

Shipnoun

Any large seagoing vessel.

Shipnoun

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.

Shipnoun

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

Shipverb

To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.

Shipverb

By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.

Shipverb

Hence, to send away; to get rid of.

Shipverb

To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.

Shipverb

To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.

Shipverb

To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.

Shipverb

To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.

Shipverb

To embark on a ship.

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

A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.