passing ship

collocation in English

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passing
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpɑː.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpæs.ɪŋ/
moving ...
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ship
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɪp/us
/ʃɪp/
a large boat for travelling on water, especially across ...
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(Definition ofpassingandshipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The castaways managed to signal to apassingshipwith a mirror, and were rescued.
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Floating for several hours, the small group is finally rescued when apassingshippicks them up.
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These missions required the pilot to ditch or bale out in the expectation of being recovered by apassingship.
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The station was forced to close due to local fishermen who were imprisoned for the theft of flour from apassingship.
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At one time, he received a gift of two bottles of rum from apassingship.
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He ultimately burns the books to attract the attention of apassingship.
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The cat and the balloon were both rescued by apassingship.
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They remain there for the next two years until apassingshipsinks in the close vicinity of the island.
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Here he spots and retrieves an abandoned boat and sails out to be rescued by apassingship, which safely takes him back home.
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Having no radio, he had to wait until he was able to flag down apassingshipfor help.
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She agreed, and they were married by apassingshipcaptain.
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The remaining boat could no longer reach the ship, due to the waves, and stood out to sea in hope of flagging down apassingshipto help.
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The cargo ship blows up while a boarding party from apassingshipis aboard; in the distance, a futuristic yacht is spotted heading away from the scene.
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For years, a second tower next to the lighthouse passed on information to passing ships about wind and weather.
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Acoustic microphones and arrays have been adapted to record passing ships and the vocalizations of whales and other mammals.
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From there, he raided the mainland and passing ships.
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In 1905, a wireless telegraph was installed, replacing the previous communication via light signals to passing ships.
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They soon began using the lifeboat to lure passing ships which stopped to give assistance.
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The instrument does not record much except artificial vibrations from passing ships and nearby road vehicles.
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After some years, these animal multiplied and were sources of fresh provisions to passing ships.
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