English Explanatory Dictionary

ships that pass in the night

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Two or more people who encounter one another in a transitory, incidental manner and whose relationship is without lasting significance; two or more people who almost encounter one another, but do not do so.
  2. Things which have no significant connection or commonality.

Pronunciation

En-au-ships that pass in the night.ogg

Word forms

ships that pass in the night ships in the night ships passing in the night ships that passed in the night

Etymology

From a poetic metaphor by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882).

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