(obsolete, nautical, slang) an esteemed or preferred passenger aboard ship.

A company whose main line of business is ownership and operation of ships. / line (The body of ships belonging to one nation, port or industry)

(idiomatic) To bring under control.

(historical) A tax applied to coastal towns for their defence in wartime.

The state or condition of being a burgess; citizenship.

(nautical) Rigged like a ship, with three masts, each with square sails.

(intransitive) Tack; to cause to turn into the wind and through the other side ending with a full 180 degree turn.

present participle of about ship

The position of a headmistress. / The tenure of a headmistress.

(nautical) The entire crew of a ship, including the officers / (nautical, possibly nonstandard) All of the occupants of a ship, including crew and passengers.