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10 Language-to-English DictionariesÜberwasserschiff
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yːbɐˌvasɐˈʃɪf
"Das Überwasserschiff wurde mit neuer Radartechnik ausgestattet."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A watercraft designed to operate on top of the water, rather than submerged underwater.
"The naval task force consisted of three destroyers and two auxiliary surface ships." - 2
In naval contexts, a vessel that is not a submarine, typically including aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and frigates.
"Modern surface ships are heavily equipped with advanced radar and missile defense systems."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'surface', derived from Latin 'superficies' (meaning topmost face or outside), and 'ship', from Old English 'scip', denoting a large seagoing vessel. The compound emerged in naval architecture and military terminology during the 20th century to distinctly categorize watercraft operating on the water's surface as opposed to submarines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Surface ship" is said worldwide
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bâtiment de surface
Transliteration: ba-ti-mɑ̃ də syʁ.fas
"Le destroyer est un bâtiment de surface de la marine."
Überwasserschiff
Transliteration: yːbɐˌvasɐˈʃɪf
"Das Überwasserschiff wurde mit neuer Radartechnik ausgestattet."
nave di superficie
Transliteration: ˈnaːve di su.perˈfiː.tʃe
"La flotta include diverse navi di superficie."
buque de superficie
Transliteration: ˈbu.ke ðe su.peɾˈfi.sje
"El buque de superficie navegaba hacia el puerto."
navio de superfície
Transliteration: naˈvi.u dʒi su.pɛɾˈfi.si
"Os navios de superfície realizaram manobras conjuntas."
सतही जहाज़
Transliteration: satahi jahaz
"नौसेना ने कई सतही जहाज़ों को तैनात किया है।"
水面舰艇
Transliteration: shuǐ miàn jiàn tǐng
"这支舰队由多艘水面舰艇组成。"
수상함
Transliteration: su-sang-ham
"해군은 최신 수상함을 작전에 배치했습니다."
水上艦
Transliteration: suijōkan
"その海軍は新しい水上艦を配備した。"
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