aship

English

Etymology

a- +‎ ship

Adverb

aship (not comparable)

  1. (US, dated, rare) On or onto a ship.
    Synonyms: aboard, on board
    Antonym: ashore
    • 1880, Mark Twain, A Tramp Abroad, Hartford, CT: American Publishing Company, Chapter 17, p. 154,
      […] it was certainly one of the most exciting and uncomfortable weeks I ever spent, either aship or ashore.
    • 1912, Charles E. Young, Dangers of the Trail in 1865, Geneva, NY: Press of W.F. Humphrey, Chapter 6, p. 116,
      then the stern line was thrown aship, and the boat was off

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