spyshipn.

Etymology: < spy n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspyship.

The office or occupation of a spy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy > office of

spyship1779

1779 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 43 So, sir, there is an end of my affair and my spyship, for I do not think I can have anything else to say to you about it.

a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) v. 327 The inconvenient fact of his having received considerable sums..from Government—not for his spyship.

1865 Athenæum No. 1956. 554/2 Personal spyship on the part of Jonson.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

spy-ship n. = spy-boat n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > craft used for spying

spy-ship1858

spy in the sky1960

spy plane1960

spy satellite1960

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel

spy-boat1637

guard-ship1689

station ship1693

scout-ship1694

guard-boat1696

scout1706

lookout1761

lookout ship1762

watch-boat1789

patrol boat1854

spy-ship1858

picket boat1861

picket launch1864

scout vessel1869

vedette boat1884

picket ship1898

coastal1912

P boat1917

spotter1931

radar picket1945

1858 tr. Life of Xavier 188 The spy-ships which he had sent..to ascertain the fate of the contest between the Acheens and Portuguese.

1962 Daily Tel. 13 June 1/4 (heading) Fourth Soviet spyship watching U.S. tests.

1977 C. Forbes Avalanche Express xxiii. 242 The 17,000-ton Soviet freighter..the new pride of Soviet..spy ships.

单词	spyship
释义	spyshipn. Etymology: < spy n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspyship. The office or occupation of a spy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy > office of spyship1779 1779 J. Warner in J. H. Jesse G. Selwyn & his Contemp. (1844) IV. 43 So, sir, there is an end of my affair and my spyship, for I do not think I can have anything else to say to you about it. a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) v. 327 The inconvenient fact of his having received considerable sums..from Government—not for his spyship. 1865 Athenæum No. 1956. 554/2 Personal spyship on the part of Jonson. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas spy-ship spy-ship n. = spy-boat n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > craft used for spying spy-ship1858 spy in the sky1960 spy plane1960 spy satellite1960 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > war vessel > [noun] > look-out or reconnaissance vessel spy-boat1637 guard-ship1689 station ship1693 scout-ship1694 guard-boat1696 scout1706 lookout1761 lookout ship1762 watch-boat1789 patrol boat1854 spy-ship1858 picket boat1861 picket launch1864 scout vessel1869 vedette boat1884 picket ship1898 coastal1912 P boat1917 spotter1931 radar picket1945 1858 tr. Life of Xavier 188 The spy-ships which he had sent..to ascertain the fate of the contest between the Acheens and Portuguese. 1962 Daily Tel. 13 June 1/4 (heading) Fourth Soviet spyship watching U.S. tests. 1977 C. Forbes Avalanche Express xxiii. 242 The 17,000-ton Soviet freighter..the new pride of Soviet..spy ships. extracted from spyn. < n.1779 as lemmas
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spyshipn.

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