verb
Meaning 1
To ship something again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reship
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verb
Meaning 2
To engage oneself again for service on board a vessel after having been discharged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
place on a ship again or transfer to another ship
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- reship the cargo
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ship
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der.? Proto-Germanic *skipą Proto-West Germanic *skip Old English scip Middle English schip English ship English reship From re- + ship.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: réexpédier — to ship something again
- Italian: reimbarcarsi — to engage oneself again for service on board a vessel after having been discharged
- Manx: aachur er boayrd — to engage oneself again for service on board a vessel after having been discharged