"misship" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misships [present, singular, third-person], misshipping [participle, present], misshipped [participle, past], misshipped [past]
Etymology: mis- + ship Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|ship}} mis- + ship Head templates: {{en-verb|misships|misshipping|misshipped}} misship (third-person singular simple present misships, present participle misshipping, simple past and past participle misshipped)
  1. To ship incorrectly, such as to the wrong location or at the wrong time.
    Sense id: en-misship-en-verb-vWFVKAhu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2017, Cpt. John G. Westover, Combat Support in Korea",
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