(chiefly Japanese fiction) A female fictional humanoid character featuring design elements of a ship, such as anchors, naval guns or torpedo tubes. Usually is a namesake moe anthropomorphization of a real life warship.

On board a ship.

(fandom slang) A person who partially supports a ship.

(fandom slang) One who opposes a specific ship or shipping in general.

(fandom slang) One who does not have any ships or does not support a particular ship.

plural of shipgirl

(euphemistic, simile, idiomatic) Synonym of built like a brick shithouse

A person employed to fabricate and assemble the structural parts of a ship.

plural of shipfitter

The work of a shipfitter, fabricating and assembling the structural parts of a ship.