English Explanatory Dictionary

inship

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To put aboard a ship.
  2. Alternative form of enship (“to travel or send by ship”).
verb
  1. To ship in from abroad; to import.

Pronunciation

/inˈʃip/ /ˈinˌʃip/

Word forms

inship inships inshipping inshipped enship

Etymology

From in- + ship. Compare West Frisian ynskipje (“to board a ship”), Dutch inschepen (“to ship, embark”), German einschiffen (“to ship, embark”), Danish indskibe (“to ship, embark”), Swedish inskeppa (“to ship, embark”).

Related words

inshipment inshipped
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