leave+ship
71abandon ship — The order to take to the lifeboats when a ship is in danger • • • Main Entry: ↑abandon * * * leave a ship because it is sinking * * * abandon ship see ↑abandon, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑ship …
72Madagascar (ship) — The Madagascar was a large British merchant ship built for the trade to India and China in 1837, which went missing on a voyage from Melbourne to London in 1853. The disappearance of the Madagascar was one of the great maritime mysteries of the… …
73cinderella leave — Canadian Slang Shipboard leave expiring at, or before, 2359hrs. Usually for only for junior members of the Ship s Company or if the ship is sailing early …
74abandon ship — 1) to leave a ship or boat because it is dangerous to stay 2) to leave an organization because you think it will fail …
75jump ship — 1) to leave a ship without permission 2) to leave a difficult situation when you should stay and deal with it …
76like rats deserting a sinking ship — phrase in a hurry to leave when problems develop Thesaurus: to leave a club, organization or groupsynonym club membership and joining a club, organization or grouphyponym Main entry: rat …
77shore leave — shore ,leave noun uncount a period of time when sailors on a ship are allowed to go on land and do not have to work: on shore leave: They met when he was on shore leave in Singapore …
78To take leave — Take Take, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken} (t[=a]k n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain origin.] 1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the hands …
79Top (sailing ship) — The foretop of the Prince William. Note the futtock shrouds (white painted rods angling inwards) and jacob s ladders; extending upwards are the topmast shrouds with their rope ratlines. On a traditional square rigged ship, the top is the platform …
80Rothsay Castle (ship) — The Rothsay Castle (also spelt Rothesay Castle ) was a paddle steamer which was shipwrecked on the Traeth Lafan (Welsh language: Lavan Sands) at the eastern end of the Menai Straits, North Wales, in 1831, with the loss of 130 lives. Background… …
