noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɒtl̩/
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General-American:/ˌʃɪp ɪn ə ˈbɑtəl/
General-American:[-ɾəl]
rhymes with -ɒtəl
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noun
Meaning 1
An ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle, usually one with a narrow neck which makes it difficult to see how the ship was put in place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
vaixell en una botella
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Dutch:
flessenscheepje
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Finnish:
pullolaiva
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
French:
bateau en bouteille
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
German:
Buddelschiff
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
German:
Flaschenschiff
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Norwegian Bokmål:
flaskeskute
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Norwegian Nynorsk:
flaskeskute
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Polish:
statek w butelce
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Spanish:
barco en una botella
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
Swedish:
flaskskepp
— ornament consisting of a model ship inside a glass bottle
