ship's papers

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Definitions of ship's papers words

noun plural ship's papers the documents that are required by law to be carried by a ship for the purpose of ascertaining details of her ownership, nationality, destination, and cargo or to prove her neutrality 0
noun ship's papers all the documents that a merchant ship must carry to meet the requirements of port authorities, international law, etc. 0

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Origin of ship's papers

First appearance:

before 1655

One of the 46% oldest English words

First recorded in 1655-65

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Parts of speech for Ship's papers

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ship's papers popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.