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How to spell ship

Ship is spelled S-H-I-P.

hear itship/ʃɪp/nounSounds

What it means: A large boat used for transporting goods.

In a sentence: The sailors waved from the big ship as it sailed away.

Same family: ships, shipped, shipping, shipment, deliver. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The verb "ship" comes from the Old English word "scipian," meaning to put on a ship or send by ship. Today we still use "ship" even when we send things by truck or plane, not just by sea.

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