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Camel vs. Ship — What's the Difference?

Camel vs. Ship — What's the Difference?

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Camel

A camel is an even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus that bears distinctive fatty deposits known as "humps" on its back. Camels have long been domesticated and, as livestock, they provide food (milk and meat) and textiles (fiber and felt from hair).

Ship

A ship is a large watercraft that travels the world's oceans and other sufficiently deep waterways, carrying goods or passengers, or in support of specialized missions, such as defense, research, and fishing. Ships are generally distinguished from boats, based on size, shape, load capacity, and tradition.

Camel

Either of two chiefly domesticated ruminant mammals of the genus Camelus, the Bactrian camel or the dromedary, having a humped back and long neck, and used in northern Africa, the Middle East, and Asia as a beast of burden and a source of wool, milk, and meat.

Ship

A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.

Camel

A device used to raise sunken objects, consisting of a hollow structure that is submerged, attached tightly to the object, and pumped free of water. Also called caisson.
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Ship

A sailing vessel having three or more square-rigged masts.

Camel

(Sports) A spin in figure skating that is performed in an arabesque or modified arabesque position.

Ship

An aircraft or spacecraft.

Camel

A tan or yellowish brown.

Ship

The crew of one of these vessels.

Camel

A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

Ship

One's fortune
When my ship comes in, I'll move to a larger house.

Camel

A light brownish color, like that of a camel (also called camel brown).

Ship

To place or receive on board a ship
Shipped the cargo in the hold.

Camel

Loaded vessels lashed tightly, one on each side of another vessel, and then emptied to reduce the draught of the ship in the middle.

Ship

To cause to be transported; send.

Camel

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Ship

(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.

Camel

Of a light brown color like that of a camel.

Ship

A vessel which travels through any medium other than across land, such as an airship or spaceship.

Camel

A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (Camelus Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicuña, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia).

Ship

A spaceship (the type of pattern in a cellular automaton).

Camel

A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes) used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel is lifted.

Ship

A sailing vessel with three or more square-rigged masts.

Camel

Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

Ship

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

Ship

(cartomancy) The third card of the Lenormand deck.

Ship

(dated) An aircraft.

Ship

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.

Ship

(transitive) To send by water-borne transport.

Ship

(transitive) To send (a parcel or container) to a recipient (by any means of transport).
To ship freight by railroad

Ship

(ambitransitive) To release a product (not necessarily physical) to vendors or customers; to launch.
Our next issue ships early next year.
It compiles? Ship it!

Ship

(ambitransitive) To engage to serve on board a vessel.
To ship seamen
I shipped on a man-of-war.

Ship

(intransitive) To embark on a ship.

Ship

To put or secure in its place.
To ship the tiller or rudder

Ship

(transitive) To take in (water) over the sides of a vessel.
We were shipping so much water I was sure we would capsize.

Ship

Leave, depart, scram.

Ship

To pass (from one person to another).
Can you ship me the ketchup?

Ship

To go all in.

Ship

(sports) To trade or send a player to another team.
Twins ship Delmon Young to Tigers.

Ship

(rugby) To bungle a kick and give the opposing team possession.

Ship

(fandom) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.
I ship Kirk and Spock in “Star Trek”.
I ship Peggy and Angie in “Marvel's Agent Carter”.

Ship

Pay; reward.
In withholding or abridging of the ship or the hire or the wages of servants.

Ship

Any large seagoing vessel.
Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim,Sails filled, and streamers waving.
Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!

Ship

Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See Illustation in Appendix.

Ship

A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a ship) used to hold incense.

Ship

To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for transportation; to send by water.
The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia, from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.

Ship

By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship freight by railroad.

Ship

Hence, to send away; to get rid of.

Ship

To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to ship seamen.

Ship

To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.

Ship

To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.

Ship

To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a man-of-war.

Ship

To embark on a ship.

Ship

A vessel that carries passengers or freight

Ship

Transport commercially

Ship

Hire for work on a ship

Ship

Go on board

Ship

Travel by ship

Ship

Place on board a ship;
Ship the cargo in the hold of the vessel

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