Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ship-to-ship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.63 in modern English

Syllables: ship--to--ship
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

5

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fired from a ship at another ship

adj

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ship, to.

Example Sentences

"a ship-to-ship message"
"Most ship-to-ship engagements are skirmishes between patrol vessels of cruiser weight and below, with dreadnoughts and carriers only deployed in full-scale fleet actions. Battles in open space are short and often inconclusive, as the weaker opponent generally disengages."

Phrases

air-to-air air-to-ground air-to-ship air-to-surface ground-to-air ship-to-air

Frequently Paired Words

air-to-air air-to-ground air-to-ship air-to-surface ground-to-air ship-to-air

Questions

What does ship-to-ship mean?: fired from a ship at another ship

How to pronounce ship-to-ship

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