Aship

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    On or onto a ship. US, dated, not-comparable, rare

    "[…] it was certainly one of the most exciting and uncomfortable weeks I ever spent, either aship or ashore."

Antonyms

All antonyms

Example

More examples

"[…] it was certainly one of the most exciting and uncomfortable weeks I ever spent, either aship or ashore."

Etymology

From a- + ship.

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