"ghost ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost ship (plural ghost ships)
  1. (nautical) An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift. Categories (topical): Nautical, Science fiction Synonyms: ghostship Hyponyms: Mary Celeste, Flying Dutchman Translations (abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted): vaixell fantasma [masculine] (Catalan), 幽灵船 (Chinese Mandarin), spookschip [neuter] (Dutch), fantoma ŝipo (Esperanto), aavelaiva (Finnish), vaisseau fantôme [masculine] (French), Geisterschiff [neuter] (German), πλοίο φάντασμα (ploío fántasma) [neuter] (Greek), nave fantasma [feminine] (Italian), 幽霊船 (yūreisen) (alt: ゆうれいせん) (Japanese), 유령선 (yuryeongseon) (alt: 幽靈船) (Korean), statek widmo [masculine] (Polish), navio-fantasma [masculine] (Portuguese), barco fantasma [masculine] (Spanish), hayalet gemi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ghost_ship-en-noun-JqmONeQ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms in nonstandard scripts Topics: nautical, transport

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      "word": "幽霊船"
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      "sense": "abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "navio-fantasma"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "barco fantasma"
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "abandoned, possibly adrift ship that is haunted",
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