A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, usually with multiple decks. A ship usually has sufficient size to carry its own boats, such as lifeboats, dinghies, or runabouts. A rule of thumb saying (though it doesn't always apply) goes: "a boat can fit on a ship, but a ship can't fit on a boat". Consequently submarines are referred to as "boats", because early submarines were small enough to be carried aboard a ship in transit to distant waters. Often local law and regulation will define the exact size (or the number of masts) which a boat requires to become a ship. Compare vessel.

During the age of sail, ship signified a ship-rigged vessel, that is, one with three or more masts, usually three, all square-rigged. Such a vessel would normally have one fore and aft sail on her aftermost mast which was usually the mizzen. Almost invariably she would also have a bowsprit but this was not part of the definition. The same economic pressures which increased sizes to the point of carrying four or five masts, also introduced the fore and aft rig to larger vessels, so few ship-rigged vessels were built with more than three masts. The five-masted Preussen was the outstanding example, but the big German ships and barques were built partly for prestige reasons.

Nautical means related to sailors, particularly customs and practices at sea. Naval is the adjective pertaining to ships, though in common usage it has come to be more particularly associated with the noun 'navy'.

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#UKnoWhatGrindsMyGears all these #saints fans, I hate the #cowboys 2 death.. But I hope they win.. Watch yall jump ship & like the colts smh
RickyDonny (Ricky Outlaw) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:55:58 -0000
#UKnoWhatGrindsMyGears all these #saints fans, I hate the #cowboys 2 death.. But I hope they win.. Watch yall jump ship & like the colts smh
@mjgchick yeah, damon and bonnie hook up. but anytime anyone has a scene with damon, they ship them. its like having a death wish! LOL
sunchick116 (Natalie Zayas-Bazan) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 23:18:45 -0000
@mjgchick yeah, damon and bonnie hook up. but anytime anyone has a scene with damon, they ship them. its like having a death wish! LOL
"these cats drink champagne and toast to death n pain,like slaves on a ship talkin' bout who got the flyest chain!"-Talib Kweli.
mont916 (LaMont Lee) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:52:02 -0000
"these cats drink champagne and toast to death n pain,like slaves on a ship talkin' bout who got the flyest chain!"-Talib Kweli.
well i was going to get a death cab shirt...but guess not. danget. why can't you ship to canada? eh eh eh eh?
StLaunay (Stef Launay) Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:54:06 -0000
well i was going to get a death cab shirt...but guess not. danget. why can't you ship to canada? eh eh eh eh?
In The Ship listening to death metal
ruby_gem (Gemma Cameron) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:41:48 -0000
In The Ship listening to death metal
DPA: Death toll rises in Lebanon's sinking ship - Summary http://bit.ly/7EzoI0
AllNewsSources (AllNewsSources) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:49:58 -0000
DPA: Death toll rises in Lebanon's sinking ship - Summary http://bit.ly/7EzoI0

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