"twin-ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=twin-ship}} twin-ship (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of twinship (“the condition of being a twin”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: twinship (extra: the condition of being a twin)
    Sense id: en-twin-ship-en-noun-XQUV9OoS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: twin-ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} twin-ship (plural twin-ships)
  1. Alternative form of twinship (“either of a pair of ships”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: twinship (extra: either of a pair of ships)
    Sense id: en-twin-ship-en-noun-vVZvpg-M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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