(ships collectively)

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• Armoured flight deck — An armoured flight deck is an aircraft carrier flight deck that incorporates substantial armour in its design. Comparison is often made between some of designs of the Royal Navy (RN) and the United States Navy (USN). The two navies followed… …   Wikipedia

• Comparison of armoured to unarmoured flight deck designs — The Comparison of armoured to unarmoured flight deck designs is often made between some of the aircraft carrier designs of the Royal Navy and the United States Navy. The two navies followed differing philosophies in the use of armour on the… …   Wikipedia

• tonnage — /tun ij/, n. 1. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3 …   Universalium

• tonnage — ton•nage [[t]ˈtʌn ɪdʒ[/t]] n. 1) naut. navig. the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons 2) naut. navig. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying… …   From formal English to slang

• shipping — /ˈʃɪpɪŋ / (say shiping) noun 1. the act of someone who ships goods, etc. 2. the action or business of sending or transporting goods, etc., by ship, rail, etc. 3. ships collectively, or their aggregate tonnage. {ship + p + ing1} …  

• tonnage — /ˈtʌnɪdʒ / (say tunij) noun 1. the carrying capacity of a vessel expressed in gross tons. See gross tonnage, register tonnage. 2. ships collectively considered with reference to their carrying capacity or together with their cargoes. 3. a duty on …  

• marine — [mə rēn′] adj. [ME maryne < L marinus < mare, the sea: see MARE2] 1. a) of the sea or ocean b) inhabiting, found in, or formed by the sea 2. a) of navigation on the sea; nautical …   English World dictionary

• ship|ping — «SHIHP ihng», noun. 1. the act or business of sending goods by water, rail, truck, or air: »Mr. Hecht brought his own kind of jet propulsion into shipping long before the airplane people even dreamed of it (New York Times). 2. a) ships… …   Useful english dictionary

• marine — /meuh reen /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea: marine vegetation. 2. pertaining to navigation or shipping; nautical; naval; maritime. 3. serving on shipboard, as soldiers. 4. of or belonging to the marines …   Universalium

• watercraft — /waw teuhr kraft , krahft , wot euhr /, n. 1. skill in boating and water sports. 2. any boat or ship. 3. boats and ships collectively. [1560 70; WATER + CRAFT] * * * …   Universalium

• shipping — noun 1》 ships collectively. 2》 the transport of goods by sea or other means …   English new terms dictionary