"sister ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sister ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sister ship (plural sister ships)
  1. (nautical) A ship built to the same design and dimensions as another or belongs to the same owners as another. Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (ship built to the same design): zusterschip [neuter] (Dutch), sisaralus (Finnish), sister-ship [masculine] (French), navire-jumeau [masculine] (French), Schwesterschiff [neuter] (German), אֳנִיָּה אָחוֹת (oniyá akhót) [feminine] (Hebrew), 姉妹船 (shimaisen) (Japanese), 姉妹艦 (shimaikan) (Japanese), søsterskip [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), systerskip [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), søsterskip [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-sister_ship-en-noun-ZaU7X9mQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant script codes Topics: nautical, transport

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