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Meaning of "motor ship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOTOR SHIP

motor ship  [ˈməʊtə ʃɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOTOR SHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Motor 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 MOTOR SHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

motor ship

Motor ship

A motor ship or motor vessel is a ship propelled by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel engine. The names of motor ships are often prefixed with MS, M/S, MV or M/V.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOTOR SHIP


championship
ˈtʃæmpɪənˌʃɪp
chip
tʃɪp
citizenship
ˈsɪtɪzənˌʃɪp
dealership
ˈdiːləʃɪp
entrepreneurship
ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʃɪp
fellowship
ˈfɛləʊˌʃɪp
flagship
ˈflæɡˌʃɪp
friendship
ˈfrendʃɪp
internship
ˈɪntɜːnʃɪp
leadership
ˈliːdəʃɪp
membership
ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp
ownership
ˈəʊnəʃɪp
partnership
ˈpɑːtnəʃɪp
relationship
rɪˈleɪʃənʃɪp
scholarship
ˈskɒləʃɪp
ship
ʃɪp
sponsorship
ˈspɒnsəʃɪp
township
ˈtaʊnʃɪp
workmanship
ˈwɜːkmənʃɪp
worship
ˈwɜːʃɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOTOR SHIP

motor inn
motor insurance
motor launch
motor lodge
motor lorry
motor mechanic
motor mower
motor neuron disease
motor neurone disease
motor oil
motor park
motor racing
motor road
motor scooter
motor show
motor torpedo boat
motor trade
motor truck
motor vehicle
motor vessel

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOTOR SHIP

abandon ship
capital ship
cargo ship
container ship
craftsmanship
dress ship
free alongside ship
hospital ship
jump ship
liberty ship
mother 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 motor ship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «motor ship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOTOR SHIP

Find out the translation of motor ship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of motor 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 «motor ship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

电动船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barco de motor
570 millions of speakers

English

motor ship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोटर जहाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفينة المحرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

теплоход
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

navio do motor
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোটর জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

navire à moteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal motor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Motorschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

モーター船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

모터 배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Motor kapal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

máy tàu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மோட்டார் கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोटार जहाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Motorlu taşıt gemisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

motonave
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statek motorowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

теплохід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

navă cu motor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πλοίο κινητήρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

motor skip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motor skepp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

motorskip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of motor ship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTOR SHIP»

The term «motor ship» is normally little used and occupies the 111.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOTOR SHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «motor ship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «motor ship» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOTOR SHIP»

Discover the use of motor ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to motor ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Motor Ship
Very shortly after, stories began to surface of vibration problems in certain sea states (The Motor Ship, September 2000). Celebrity had to dry-dock the ship to resolve this (The Motor Ship, October 2000). Alstom motors have also had some  ...
‎2001
2
The Rotarian
Two ships of the same tonnage went around the world, leaving Europe, rounding Cape Horn, touching at San Francisco, thence crossing the Pacific and going thru the Suez Canal. One was a coal-burning steamer and the other a motor ship.
3
Windship Technology: Proceedings of the International ...
If a sail-assist ship is designed to have an RFR equal to the motor ship and save the maximum amount of fuel, the fuel savings are greater. Engine Size. In addition to fuel savings, the power generated by the sailing rig allows a reduction of ...
C Satchwell, 1985
4
Pitcairn Island as a Port of Call: A Record, 1790-2010, 2d ed.
MARCH 28 • Transatlantic Rederi A.B.'s motor ship Wrangaratta, 5,729 tons, from Panama, bound for Auckland, Demity-Helin, Master. MARCH 31 • Ellerman-Hall Lines' motor ship City ofBath II, 7,622 tons, from Panama, bound for Australia.
Herbert Ford, 2012
5
Effective Manning of the U.S. Merchant Fleet
l98l Human Factors In Shipping. The Motor Ship, December. l98l Effective Manning. Seatrade, October, pg. l44. l98l Ergosea '8l: A Summing-Up. Proceedings of the Ergosea '8l Conference, The Second International Conference on Human ...
‎1984
6
Ship Handling
Electric steering gear Wheelhouserheostat Ship's mains Generator Motor Ship's Ship's steering wheel Rudder Motor Rudder stock Projection gearing Ship's mains Rudder rheostat mains Electric steering gear (based on the Ward-Leonard  ...
David House, 2007
7
Pounder's Marine Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines
The four Sulzer six-cylinder ST70 two-stroke single-acting engines (700 mm bore /990 mm stroke) developed a total of 9560 kW at 127rev/min — far higher than any contemporary motor ship — and gave Aorangi a speed of 18 knots when she  ...
Doug Woodyard, 2009
8
Cruise Travel
MV stands for motor vessel, MS stands for motor ship, and both mean essentially the same thing— that is, diesel engines — and the line usually chooses one or the other (we are not sure why). Others you might see (some for older ships) ...
9
MotorBoating
It is scarcely necessary to dwell upon the significance of the appearance of the motor ship of which class Monte Penedo is the latest to be launched. The advantage of the Diesel type engine has been proved beyond a doubt by the consistent ...
10
Wooden Ship-Building
... ..150 Flush Deck Vessel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..149 Four Wood Cargo Carriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..150 PAGE Lines and Rigging 292 Schooner (Crowninshield).180 Construction details motor ship “James Timpson".
Charles Desmond, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOTOR SHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term motor ship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hurtigruten asks Facebook fans to name their new ship
The name must start with “MS” (Motor Ship) and must be a Norwegian word or words. The name can be an international word, however, with ... «World of Cruising, Jul 15»
2
Rolls-Royce enters JV with Liebherr-Aerospace
RELATED ARTICLES: FBI investigates stolen Liebherr truck designs | Liebherr mobile duo launches 100-tonne motor ship | GENAVCO sells ... «Construction Week Online, Jun 15»
3
Dun Laoghaire Tall Ship Kaskelot Has Varied Past
She was originally built as a wooden motor ship in Denmark in 1948, but was converted with deckhouse re-configurations and fitting of full rig to ... «Afloat, May 15»
4
The Liverpool teenager who celebrated his 16th birthday by being …
The 17 final survivors under Third Officer J. T. Brookland were rescued by the Norwegian motor ship Dagrun and and put ashore in Cape Town ... «Liverpool Echo, May 15»
5
Raising the sails: Holland's engineless shipping company
The Tres Hombres carries 40 tonnes of cargo; a small motor ship carries 3,000. There was a lot of interest, but it didn't fit into the thinking of big ... «Management Today, Mar 15»
6
Voyage of discovery: a father-and-son sailing adventure around …
Our Lady of Avenel was built in Poland in 1969 as a motor ship. In 1992 a Dutchman bought her and converted her into a square-rigger in a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 15»
7
Liebherr trio mix business and pleasure in Bangkok
... Liebherr mobile duo launches 100-tonne motor ship · GENAVCO to double Dubai workshop capacity · HSE: Communication is king. «Construction Week Online, Feb 15»
8
Malawi govt dismisses Ebola scare claims
Reports indicated Nkhatabay district hospital were treating Ebola patient who had boarded MV Ilala motor ship at Cobue port in Mozambique. «Nyasa Times, Jan 15»
9
An automated future
... shipbuilding industry as significant was evident in a full-page message in a prominent position in the January 1965 issue of The Motor Ship, ... «The Motorship, Dec 14»
10
First regular LNG traffic begins
One of the pair, Methane Princess, was described in detail in the December 1964 issue of The Motor Ship. Carrying large volumes of gas under ... «The Motorship, Dec 14»

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