Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Motherhood.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative spelling of
mother ship .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word mothership.
Examples
-
The term mothership dates back to the 19th century when small ships were used to chase whales.
-
The term mothership dates back to the 19th century when small ships were used to chase whales.
-
Our definition of a mothership is a logistical supply and repair, command and control, and reconnaissance enabler for naval forces to forward deploy smaller platforms in forward theaters to address irregular warfare environments.
LinkSpasm – 21 June 2008 « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008
-
How they got these items off of the mothership is unclear since all of the prawns were ferried 20 years ago by humans and they have no transport of their own to the ship.
-
Please remain seated, the mothership is closing in on your location and will soon pick you up for minor adjustments.
Novanta Designers Workstation by Luke Riggall » Yanko Design 2009
-
The PuppetMobile, dispatched from what was described as the mothership—Central Park's Swedish Cottage Marionette Theater—travels to all five boroughs during the summer, performing seven days a week, before 50,000 children.
The Reluctant Puppeteer Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
-
The desired purpose of a mothership is to establish a mobile forward operating base in contested seas that coordinates regional maritime domain awareness through unmanned systems, and persistent maritime presence for manned platforms.
LinkSpasm – 21 June 2008 « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008
-
We understand that the Navy is not expected to intervene but will not allow that lifeboat to leave with that hostage to go back to what's called a mothership if you will.
-
A US warship has seized a group of suspected Somali pirates as well as a so-called mothership after they opened fire on the frigate, officials have said.
Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph 2010
-
A mothership is a vessel or craft that carries smaller vessels that operate independently.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.