(ship) noun
1. Any vessel suitable for deep–water navigation: a steamship, sailing ship.
2. A large seagoing sailing vessel with at least three masts, carrying square–rigged sails on all three.
3. An airship or airplane.
4. Figuratively, fortune: when my ship comes in.
—capital ship Any vessel of war of the first rank, as a battleship, battle cruiser, or aircraft carrier.
—v. shipped, ship·ping v.t.
1. To transport by ship or other mode of conveyance.
2. To send by any established mode of transportation, as by rail.
3. To hire and receive for service on board a vessel, as sailors.
4. Naut. To receive over the side, as in rough weather: to ship a wave.
5. Colloq. To get rid of.
6. To set or fit in a prepared place on a boat or vessel, as a mast, or a rudder; also, to draw (oars) inside a boat from rowlocks.
—v.i.
7. To go on board ship; embark.
8. To undergo shipment: Raspberries do not ship well.
9. To enlist as a seaman. [OE scip]
FULL–RIGGED SHIP
With double topsails and staysails.
a. Flying jib.
b. Jib.
c. Foretopmast staysail.
d. Foresail.
e. Mainsail.
ƒ. Crossjacksail.
g. Spanker.
h. Maintopmast staysail.
i. Mizzentopmast staysail.
j. Lower foretopsail.
k. Lower maintopsail.
l. Lower mizzentopsail.
m. Upper foretopsail.
noun Upper maintopsail.
o. Upper mizzentopsail.
p. Foretopgallant sail.
q. Maintopgallant sail.
r. Mizzentopgallant sail.
s. Fore royal.
t. Main royal.
u. Mizzen royal.
v. Main skysail.
w. Maintopgallant staysail.
x. Mizzentopgallant staysail.
y. Main royal staysail.

1. The state, condition, or quality of: friendship.
2. Office, rank, or dignity of: kingship.
3. The art or skill of: marksmanship. [OE -scipe]