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Meaning of "mother ship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTHER SHIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTHER SHIP

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Mother ship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MOTHER SHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mother ship

A mother ship is a vehicle that leads, serves or carries other, usually smaller vehicles. Examples include bombers converted to carry experimental aircraft to altitudes where they can conduct their research, or ships that carry small submarines to an area of ocean to be explored. A mother ship may also be used to recover smaller craft, or go its own way after releasing them.

Definition of mother ship in the English dictionary

The definition of mother ship in the dictionary is a ship providing facilities and supplies for a number of small vessels.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTHER SHIP

mother country
mother craft
Mother Earth
Mother Goose
mother hen
Mother Hubbard
mother lode
mother love
Mother Nature
Mother of God
Mother of Parliaments
Mother of Satan
mother of the chapel
mother of vinegar
Mother Shipton
mother superior
mother tongue
mother wit

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTHER SHIP

abandon ship
capital ship
cargo ship
container ship
dress ship
free alongside ship
hospital ship
jump ship
leadership
liberty ship
motor ship
passenger ship
pirate ship
rocket ship
sailing ship
slave ship
supply ship
survey ship
tall ship
training ship
whaling ship

Synonyms and antonyms of mother ship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mother ship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTHER SHIP

Find out the translation of mother ship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mother ship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mother ship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

母船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nave nodriza
570 millions of speakers

English

mother ship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

माँ जहाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السفينة الأم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мать корабль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nave-mãe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মা জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bateau-mère
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal induk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mutterschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

母船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapal ibune
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu mẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்மா கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आई जहाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ana gemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nave madre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

matka statek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мать корабель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nava-mama
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Η μητέρα του πλοίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

moeder skip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

moderskeppet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

moderskipet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mother ship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER SHIP»

The term «mother ship» is regularly used and occupies the 56.322 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTHER SHIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mother ship

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTHER SHIP»

Discover the use of mother ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mother ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mother Ship
Douglas Maxwell. MACMILLAN LORRAINE MACMILLAN He probably loved those moments as much as you did. Closeness. I remember when I was a tot my dad and I used to watch... But it's all tied in. The ray guns and force fields.
Douglas Maxwell, 2008
2
The Colorful Mother Ship
Michael Ridgely. The Colorful Mother Ship The Colorful Mother Ship Poetry Collection Michael Ridgely.
Michael Ridgely, 2010
3
Soul Stories
Imagine that the mother ship is the largest seagoing vessel that you can picture in your mind—larger than the biggest ocean liner. It is an enormous city afloat. Imagine that the rest of the ships in the fleet are small boats, each with enough room ...
Gary Zukav, Linda Francis, 2012
4
The Earth Gate
We have arrived at our mother ship, Daran transmitted to the group. Prepare for landing. The ship slowed and prepared to dock with the mother ship. The mother ship was as large as a planet. A large section of the ship was exposed to outer ...
Chris Comish, 2012
5
Brain Up, Hybrids
He made arrangements with different groups on the Mother Ship to visit their departments. When the hybrids came in expecting Touch Training, Monoximo announced, “I have a surprise for you. Today we are going to tour the Mother Ship.
Dee Gragg, 2013
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My Father's War
Choi and his men had all of this knowledge. It was a common practice to leave at least two HID men on the mother ship while the landing party was away. It was not that the crew of the mother ship could not be trusted, but for contingencies.
Hwang Ha-Yong, Hwang Sung, 2010
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Popular Science
BUG RENDEZVOUS THER SHIP TRANSFER ASTRONAUTS MOTHER SHIP RETURNS TO EARTH, ABANDONING BUG By Martin Mann Transfer station above the moon A new and hairy scheme looks like the most promising way to land ...
8
Popular Science
As a complete floating naval base, the submarine mother-ship is indispensable in our submarine program because of our two long coast lines What the "Mother" of a Submarine Flotilla Looks Like CMNE5. AS everyone knows, — and as ...
9
The Last Prophet's Book: The Truth of Our Universe
since we were now within the mother ship's force-field. Just before the last two Plenarian ships were seemingly lost, there were a few large EMP bursts. Wesley thought that maybe someone survived by using a slip-gate under the cover of a ...
Calvin Wilson, 2006
10
Airship Technology
Lower altitude versions of the communications airship could provide 'over the horizon' capabilities to act as relay stations or temporary mobile phone/ broadband internet for disaster relief. Mother Ship An aerial aircraft carrier/tanker for small ...
Gabriel Alexander Khoury, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTHER SHIP»

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ABC Shops: Why they are closing
In recent years, ABC Commercial has not been contributing as much back to the mother ship as it used to: just $1.4 million in the 2013-14 ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
2
David Kinch evokes Big Easy roots for new restaurant, the Bywater
The proximity to the mother ship was a key factor, explains Kinch. “I always thought I had a casual project in me. It was always a matter of trying ... «San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 15»
3
The Philae Lander Has Gone Dark On Distant Comet, But Science …
Last November, its mother ship, Rosetta, ended a 10-year tailgate of the rock when Philae removed itself from the mother ship and touched ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
4
PayPal set to grow in wake of eBay split
Buyers and sellers using online payment service PayPal did not miss a beat even as the firm cut ties with its mother ship eBay to become an ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
5
Building demolition will close Camden streets
Dubbed “the mother ship” of the nursing program, the planned building also will house the university's life science programs, including biology, ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
6
Chris Columbus throws back to favourite 1980s videogame …
The movie's climactic final battle takes place inside the alien's mother ship, where filmmakers recreated the original 1981 barrel-jumping game. «The National, Jul 15»
7
The Lone Gunmen to Return for the X-Files Revival Series
Fan favorite conspiracy theorists The Lone Gunmen will return to the mother ship, as Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, and Bruce Harwood will ... «Outer Places, Jul 15»
8
Philae lander has gone silent — and we might never hear from it again
The probe detached from its Rosetta mother ship and bounced onto the surface of the comet on November 12, ending up in the shadow of a ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
9
Two micro-planets and a comet continue to surprise scientists
The Rosetta mother ship has been forced to retreat to a more distant viewpoint because of the risk of damage from material ejected from the ... «Crikey, Jul 15»
10
How Somali piracy became big business
They typically put out to sea in a "mother ship" carrying drums of fuel, water and food, together with AK-47 assault rifles, RPGs, and boarding ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mother ship [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mother-ship>. May 2024 ».
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