mother ship

noun

: a ship serving smaller craft

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The submersible's mother ship, the MV Polar Prince, lost contact with the Titan just over an hour and a half into its descent, and a field of debris later identified as the remnants of the imploded sub was discovered four days later. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 May 2025 What To Know The Chinese vessel is the mother ship of two types of submersibles for deep-sea exploration. Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025 But scientists aboard the mother ship Atlantis were able to take readings that helped explained the phenomenon the sub had encountered. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 May 2025 Comcast’s goal with the spinoff is to separate cable TV financials from those of the mother ship, which are defined by more vibrant business lines like broadband and live sports. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for mother ship

Word History

First Known Use

1867, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mother ship was in 1867

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“Mother ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mother%20ship. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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