mother ship
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mother ship
- /ˈmʌðər ˌʃɪp/
noun mother ships · mothership
- A vessel, aircraft or spacecraft that serves or carries a smaller vessel or vessels that operate independently from it.
- The main source or supporter of something. “Tragically the mothership of terrorism is a country in India’s neighbourhood,” Modi told a gathering in India of the heads of governments of the Brics countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
- The largest vessel in a fleet of spaceships, from which the fleet is commanded and smaller spacecraft can be launched. One Tuesday evening early in October, 1960, he and his wife believed they say hovering near their home five or six flying saucers and their mother ship.
- The largest and most fearsome example of something. SDCC is the mothership of all cons. It's enormous. It has the best stars.
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noun vessel that serves a smaller vessel
| Español | nave nodriza, buque nodriza |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모함 moham |
| 日本語 | 母艦 bokan, 母船 bosen |
| 中文 | 母艦 /母舰 mǔjiàn, 母船 mǔchuán |
| Français | vaisseau mère, navire amiral |
| Deutsch | Mutterschiff |
| Italiano | nave madre |
| Русский | кора́бль-ма́тка koráblʹ-mátka |
Talk about this word "mother ship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mother%20ship. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mother ship. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20ship "mother ship." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20ship.
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@misc{mother_ship_2026,
title = {mother ship},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mother%20ship},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
