about-ship
[ uh-bout-ship ]
/ əˌbaʊtˈʃɪp /
verb (used without object), a·bout-shipped, a·bout-ship·ping.
Nautical.
to tack.
Origin of about-ship
First recorded in 1680–90
Words nearby about-ship
about ship,
about time,
about to,
about turn,
about-face,
about-ship,
above,
above all,
above and beyond,
above board,
above stairs
Definition for about-ship (2 of 2)
about ship
interjection
(as a command) put the ship about.
Origin of about ship
First recorded in 1865–70
British Dictionary definitions for about-ship
about-ship
verb -ships, -shipping or -shipped
(intr) nautical
to manoeuvre a vessel onto a new tack