SHIP'S COMPANY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship

Synonyms:

company; ship's company

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("ship's company" is a kind of...):

complement; full complement (number needed to make up a whole force)

Meronyms (members of "ship's company"):

crew (the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.))

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