Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "spy ship" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF SPY SHIP

spy ship  [spaɪ ʃɪp] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPY SHIP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spy 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 SPY SHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spy ship

Spy ship

A spy ship or reconnaissance vessel is a dedicated ship intended to gather intelligence, usually by means of sophisticated electronic eavesdropping. In a wider sense, any ship intended to gather information could be considered a spy ship. Spy ships are usually controlled by a nation's government, due to the high costs and advanced equipment required. They tend to be parts of the nation's navy, though they may also be operated by secret services. Naval trawlers masquerade as civilian ships such as fishing trawlers, which could be reasonably expected to remain in a certain area for a long time. Ships which are used to infiltrate spies or special forces are sometimes also called "spy ships".

Definition of spy ship in the English dictionary

The definition of spy ship in the dictionary is a ship carrying surveillance equipment, used to secretly observe an enemy state from the sea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPY 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 SPY SHIP

sputter
sputterer
sputteringly
sputtery
sputum
spy
spy camera
spy out
spy plane
spy ring
spy satellite
Spy Wednesday
spy-in-the-sky
spycatcher
spyglass
spyhole
spying
spying charge
spymaster
spyware

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPY SHIP

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

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spy ship» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF SPY SHIP

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

Translator English - Chinese

间谍船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

barco espía
570 millions of speakers

English

spy ship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जासूसी जहाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفينة التجسس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шпион корабль
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

navio espião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুপ্তচর জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

espion navire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal pengintip
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spionageschiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

工作船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스파이 배
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spy kapal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu gián điệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உளவு கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुप्तचर जहाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Casus gemisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nave spia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

statek szpiegowski
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шпигун корабель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nava spion
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατάσκοπος πλοίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spioen skip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spion skepp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spionskip
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spy ship

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPY SHIP»

The term «spy ship» is normally little used and occupies the 128.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
40
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «spy ship» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of spy ship
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «spy ship».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPY SHIP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spy ship» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spy 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 spy ship

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPY SHIP»

Discover the use of spy ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spy ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Pueblo Incident: A Spy Ship and the Failure of American ...
Using recently declassified documents from President Lyndon Johnson's administration, the author provides a comprehensive account of the Pueblo incident in 1968.
Mitchell B. Lerner, 2002
2
Act of War
A powerful account of the infamous 1968 USS Pueblo incident, in which Captain Pete Bucher and his crew were captured by the North Koreans in international waters, imprisoned and tortured for 11 months, only to return to fight an embarrassed ...
Cheevers, 2013
3
The Attack on the Liberty: The Untold Story of Israel's ...
Israel claimed mistaken identity, which a U.S. naval court of inquiry confirmed, but that explanation is contradicted by the facts of the case. • Based on new revelations: James Scott has interviewed Liberty survivors, senior u.S. ...
James Scott, 2009
4
The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U. S. ...
Cristol disputes the conspiracy theories surrounding the 1967 Israeli attack on an allied U.S. naval ship in the waters off the Sinai Peninsula.
A. Jay Cristol, 2002
5
Plague Ship
Clive Cussler returns with a new novel in his New York Times bestselling Oregon Files, as Captain Juan Cabrillo and the motley crew of his high-tech spy ship take on their most extraordinary?and lethal?mission yet.
Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul, 2008
6
The Liberty Incident: The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. ...
The 1967 Israeli Attack on the U.S. Navy Spy Ship A. Jay Cristol. One has to try to put yourself in — in the shoes of the pilot. What is he told now? He's told now — he's not told to look for an American ship — he's not told to look for a French ship  ...
A. Jay Cristol, 2002
7
I Spy Too
... but it's hard to believe. Now because of the inventions Joshua made, my ship can be invisible and it can find out frequencies and information of other ships in its vicinity. He helped me make my ship a spy's ship. Now he's in a body that's only ...
J. D. Humphrey, 2008
8
The Scotland Spy
During the unpacking process aboard the Russian spy ship, the scientists had mistakenly opened the unmarked boxes which they were told not to open under any circumstances. They found millions of dollars worth of illegal narcotics mostly  ...
T. H. Henning, 2007
9
Adventures of a Pirate from Savannah: Memoirs, Exaggerations ...
The ship could be searched by any official and even if they took out all of the cargo, they would never find the compartments. The spy ship wasn't a converted freighter, but a new ship built to spy. Prematurely aged by the best artists in the world ...
J. Paulsen Helmken, 1999
10
学VOA英语冲刺四级听力
A suspected spy ship has sunk in the East China Sea, after an exchange of gun fire with the Japanese coast guard. The mysterious ship was pursued for several hours by a flotilla of Japanese vessels. Japanese coast guard officials say a ...
徐黎明, 王小刚, 艾飞, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPY SHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spy ship is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Russia Launches Cutting-Edge Spy Ship to Track US Missile Defense
Russia inducted a new-generation spy ship into the Northern Fleet on Sunday during navy day celebrations. The new vessel will be tasked with monitoring U.S. ... «The Moscow Times, Jul 15»
2
"L'Hermione," The French Spy Ship in Penobscot Bay
In the 235 years since the 22-year-old Marquis de Lafayette arrived in Boston aboard L'Hermione, Americans have sometimes forgotten that French military ... «Freepress Online, Jul 15»
3
Spy ship ... American spy ship USAV Worthy in Cairns for a refit …
The 2500-tonne United States Army vessel USAV Worthy looks more like a floating version of the CIA Pine Gap spy base near Alice Springs than a normal ... «NEWS.com.au, Jun 15»
4
Mystery threat to American warships is likely North Korean
More precisely, the threat is probably a North Korean Kh-35 anti-ship cruise ... Korean ships before, including the 1968 seizure of the spy ship USS Pueblo and ... «The Week Magazine, May 15»
5
Now Putin sends SPY SHIPS to Britain to eavesdrop on military
RUSSIA has sent a fleet of spy ships to Britain to listen in on secret military ... The HMS Argyll navy ship deployed a Lynx helicopter and used sensors to locate ... «Express.co.uk, Mar 15»
6
Russia Sent A Spy Ship To Havana While US Diplomats Are Visiting
A Russian spy ship "bristling with antennas and satellite dishes" docked in Havana harbor just a day before a US delegation is set to travel to the country, CNN ... «Business Insider, Jan 15»
7
The Day Israel Attacked America
In 1967, at the height of the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War, the Israeli Air Force launched an unprovoked attack on the USS Liberty, a US Navy spy ship that was ... «Aljazeera.com, Oct 14»
8
The John Walker Spy Ring and The US Navy's Biggest Betrayal
The following is a story outlining Walker's spy ring from the June 2010 issue of .... Later that month, North Korea captured the spy ship USS Pueblo (AGER-2) in ... «USNI News, Sep 14»
9
China's RIMPAC Maritime-Surveillance Gambit
"The unprecedented decision to send a surveillance vessel while also ... But last Friday night the spy ship's large radomes were positioned directly south of ... «The National Interest Online, Jul 14»
10
China Spy Vessel Sneaks By U.S. Navy Drill Off Hawaii
A Chinese spy ship was spotted floating in the waters off Hawaii as the U.S. Navy led a drill involving 22 other countries, the Navy told Reuters on Sunday. «Headlines & Global News, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Spy ship [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/spy-ship>. May 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z