Definition of mother ship in English:

mother ship

noun

1A large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained.
航天运载飞船；母舰（船）
a mother ship accompanies a small fleet of yachts
Example sentencesExamples
- Kevin and Andy escaped the blast as the mother ship crashed.
- The submarine was then guided onto the cradle and hoisted aboard the catamaran mother ship.
- We returned to our mother ship and investigated the bottom of the canoe; it held 43 fish of all shapes and sizes.
- The team is waiting for the mother ship Mars Express to come into orbit around Mars on January 4.
- Meanwhile, the mother ship continues to orbit the sun.
- Dozens of smaller ships from the alien mother ship fly out, shooting laser shots at the Battle Ships.
- So the decision was made to have nuclear batteries on the mother ship alone, and use small temporary batteries on the lifeboats.
- They blasted it and the mother ship dissolved in the air.
- For longer missions it will launch from a mother ship designed to look like a fishing trawler.
- Around 4 pm we finish up and head back to the mother ship.
- Diligence carries extensive engineering workshops and can provide emergency electrical and fresh water supplies, making her an ideal mother ship for smaller craft engaged on relief work.
- ‘If the boat sinks, save the data,’ Limpus jokes as we speed back to the mother ship.
- He watched the wounded transferring to the mother ship.
- Quiet music plays continuously in the background and the video camera transmits every move inside the submersible to the mother ship.
- The service maintains a computer register of ships capable of acting as the mother ship to host the submersible rescue system.
- However, the lander lost contact with mission control and its mother ship after touching down on the Martian surface at Christmas and has not been heard from since.
- The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing.
- One moment they could see beneath their mother ship - the next they were level with the deck, as the waves threw their flat-bottomed craft about.
- As the mother ship landed, All the POWs got off the ship.
1. 1.1 A place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters.
  基地；源头；总部
  the Battersea Art Centre, the mother ship of experimental theatre
  巴特西艺术中心，实验戏剧的发源地。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing.
  Someone at Volvo, or Ford, the mother ship, determined that about 90% of information a driver needs to maneuver a vehicle safely comes by looking through the windows.
  He was a member of the now-defunct Scottish Labour Action, an organisation which tended to see the UK party as a sister organisation, rather than the mother ship.
  On New Year's Eve in San Francisco's Market district, the mothership has no beginning or end.
  Those dealers, Landry adds, represent 65 percent of retail sales, a fact not lost on the U.S. mothership in Detroit.
  Instead, this became a chance to show our willingness to work together within the new mother ship.
  Only six more episodes remain before he goes back to Martha's Vinyard and hands off the mothership to the Tiffany Network.
  He's going to be leaving in a couple of weeks and we're trying to get him a job with the mother ship back in Auburn.
  It predates the current authoritarian regime in the Kremlin, but still links the enclave to the mothership of the Russian Federation.
  Although the position is for the Windy City, my interviewer works at the mother ship in the Silicon Valley.
  At some highly specific and anticipated moment we disconnect from the education mother ship and go off on our own, often never to return.
  Before casinos opened in Connecticut, the 35-acre Wonderland was the mother ship of gambling in New England.
  It's the mother ship of Army medicine in the world.
  Unfortunately, even the brightest of new councillors eventually become jaded and beaten down by the bureaucracy of the mother ship.

Definition of mother ship in US English:

mother ship

(also mothership)

nounˈməT͟Hər SHipˈməðər ʃɪp

1A large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained.
航天运载飞船；母舰（船）
Example sentencesExamples
- They blasted it and the mother ship dissolved in the air.
- Diligence carries extensive engineering workshops and can provide emergency electrical and fresh water supplies, making her an ideal mother ship for smaller craft engaged on relief work.
- ‘If the boat sinks, save the data,’ Limpus jokes as we speed back to the mother ship.
- Kevin and Andy escaped the blast as the mother ship crashed.
- We returned to our mother ship and investigated the bottom of the canoe; it held 43 fish of all shapes and sizes.
- One moment they could see beneath their mother ship - the next they were level with the deck, as the waves threw their flat-bottomed craft about.
- So the decision was made to have nuclear batteries on the mother ship alone, and use small temporary batteries on the lifeboats.
- Meanwhile, the mother ship continues to orbit the sun.
- The service maintains a computer register of ships capable of acting as the mother ship to host the submersible rescue system.
- However, the lander lost contact with mission control and its mother ship after touching down on the Martian surface at Christmas and has not been heard from since.
- The submarine was then guided onto the cradle and hoisted aboard the catamaran mother ship.
- Dozens of smaller ships from the alien mother ship fly out, shooting laser shots at the Battle Ships.
- As the mother ship landed, All the POWs got off the ship.
- He watched the wounded transferring to the mother ship.
- The team is waiting for the mother ship Mars Express to come into orbit around Mars on January 4.
- The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing.
- For longer missions it will launch from a mother ship designed to look like a fishing trawler.
- Quiet music plays continuously in the background and the video camera transmits every move inside the submersible to the mother ship.
- Around 4 pm we finish up and head back to the mother ship.
1. 1.1 A place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters.
  基地；源头；总部
  the gallery quickly became Modernism's mother ship in jazz-age New York
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's going to be leaving in a couple of weeks and we're trying to get him a job with the mother ship back in Auburn.
  Before casinos opened in Connecticut, the 35-acre Wonderland was the mother ship of gambling in New England.
  It predates the current authoritarian regime in the Kremlin, but still links the enclave to the mothership of the Russian Federation.
  At some highly specific and anticipated moment we disconnect from the education mother ship and go off on our own, often never to return.
  It's the mother ship of Army medicine in the world.
  The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing.
  Only six more episodes remain before he goes back to Martha's Vinyard and hands off the mothership to the Tiffany Network.
  Someone at Volvo, or Ford, the mother ship, determined that about 90% of information a driver needs to maneuver a vehicle safely comes by looking through the windows.
  Although the position is for the Windy City, my interviewer works at the mother ship in the Silicon Valley.
  He was a member of the now-defunct Scottish Labour Action, an organisation which tended to see the UK party as a sister organisation, rather than the mother ship.
  Those dealers, Landry adds, represent 65 percent of retail sales, a fact not lost on the U.S. mothership in Detroit.
  Instead, this became a chance to show our willingness to work together within the new mother ship.
  On New Year's Eve in San Francisco's Market district, the mothership has no beginning or end.
  Unfortunately, even the brightest of new councillors eventually become jaded and beaten down by the bureaucracy of the mother ship.

单词	mother ship
释义	Definition of mother ship in English: mother ship noun 1A large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained. 航天运载飞船；母舰（船） a mother ship accompanies a small fleet of yachts Example sentencesExamples Kevin and Andy escaped the blast as the mother ship crashed. The submarine was then guided onto the cradle and hoisted aboard the catamaran mother ship. We returned to our mother ship and investigated the bottom of the canoe; it held 43 fish of all shapes and sizes. The team is waiting for the mother ship Mars Express to come into orbit around Mars on January 4. Meanwhile, the mother ship continues to orbit the sun. Dozens of smaller ships from the alien mother ship fly out, shooting laser shots at the Battle Ships. So the decision was made to have nuclear batteries on the mother ship alone, and use small temporary batteries on the lifeboats. They blasted it and the mother ship dissolved in the air. For longer missions it will launch from a mother ship designed to look like a fishing trawler. Around 4 pm we finish up and head back to the mother ship. Diligence carries extensive engineering workshops and can provide emergency electrical and fresh water supplies, making her an ideal mother ship for smaller craft engaged on relief work. ‘If the boat sinks, save the data,’ Limpus jokes as we speed back to the mother ship. He watched the wounded transferring to the mother ship. Quiet music plays continuously in the background and the video camera transmits every move inside the submersible to the mother ship. The service maintains a computer register of ships capable of acting as the mother ship to host the submersible rescue system. However, the lander lost contact with mission control and its mother ship after touching down on the Martian surface at Christmas and has not been heard from since. The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing. One moment they could see beneath their mother ship - the next they were level with the deck, as the waves threw their flat-bottomed craft about. As the mother ship landed, All the POWs got off the ship. 1.1 A place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters. 基地；源头；总部 the Battersea Art Centre, the mother ship of experimental theatre 巴特西艺术中心，实验戏剧的发源地。 Example sentencesExamples The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing. Someone at Volvo, or Ford, the mother ship, determined that about 90% of information a driver needs to maneuver a vehicle safely comes by looking through the windows. He was a member of the now-defunct Scottish Labour Action, an organisation which tended to see the UK party as a sister organisation, rather than the mother ship. On New Year's Eve in San Francisco's Market district, the mothership has no beginning or end. Those dealers, Landry adds, represent 65 percent of retail sales, a fact not lost on the U.S. mothership in Detroit. Instead, this became a chance to show our willingness to work together within the new mother ship. Only six more episodes remain before he goes back to Martha's Vinyard and hands off the mothership to the Tiffany Network. He's going to be leaving in a couple of weeks and we're trying to get him a job with the mother ship back in Auburn. It predates the current authoritarian regime in the Kremlin, but still links the enclave to the mothership of the Russian Federation. Although the position is for the Windy City, my interviewer works at the mother ship in the Silicon Valley. At some highly specific and anticipated moment we disconnect from the education mother ship and go off on our own, often never to return. Before casinos opened in Connecticut, the 35-acre Wonderland was the mother ship of gambling in New England. It's the mother ship of Army medicine in the world. Unfortunately, even the brightest of new councillors eventually become jaded and beaten down by the bureaucracy of the mother ship. Definition of mother ship in US English: mother ship (also mothership) nounˈməT͟Hər SHipˈməðər ʃɪp 1A large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained. 航天运载飞船；母舰（船） Example sentencesExamples They blasted it and the mother ship dissolved in the air. Diligence carries extensive engineering workshops and can provide emergency electrical and fresh water supplies, making her an ideal mother ship for smaller craft engaged on relief work. ‘If the boat sinks, save the data,’ Limpus jokes as we speed back to the mother ship. Kevin and Andy escaped the blast as the mother ship crashed. We returned to our mother ship and investigated the bottom of the canoe; it held 43 fish of all shapes and sizes. One moment they could see beneath their mother ship - the next they were level with the deck, as the waves threw their flat-bottomed craft about. So the decision was made to have nuclear batteries on the mother ship alone, and use small temporary batteries on the lifeboats. Meanwhile, the mother ship continues to orbit the sun. The service maintains a computer register of ships capable of acting as the mother ship to host the submersible rescue system. However, the lander lost contact with mission control and its mother ship after touching down on the Martian surface at Christmas and has not been heard from since. The submarine was then guided onto the cradle and hoisted aboard the catamaran mother ship. Dozens of smaller ships from the alien mother ship fly out, shooting laser shots at the Battle Ships. As the mother ship landed, All the POWs got off the ship. He watched the wounded transferring to the mother ship. The team is waiting for the mother ship Mars Express to come into orbit around Mars on January 4. The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing. For longer missions it will launch from a mother ship designed to look like a fishing trawler. Quiet music plays continuously in the background and the video camera transmits every move inside the submersible to the mother ship. Around 4 pm we finish up and head back to the mother ship. 1.1 A place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters. 基地；源头；总部 the gallery quickly became Modernism's mother ship in jazz-age New York Example sentencesExamples He's going to be leaving in a couple of weeks and we're trying to get him a job with the mother ship back in Auburn. Before casinos opened in Connecticut, the 35-acre Wonderland was the mother ship of gambling in New England. It predates the current authoritarian regime in the Kremlin, but still links the enclave to the mothership of the Russian Federation. At some highly specific and anticipated moment we disconnect from the education mother ship and go off on our own, often never to return. It's the mother ship of Army medicine in the world. The idea is that any software that somehow sends back info to the mother ship must first alert a user about what it's doing. Only six more episodes remain before he goes back to Martha's Vinyard and hands off the mothership to the Tiffany Network. Someone at Volvo, or Ford, the mother ship, determined that about 90% of information a driver needs to maneuver a vehicle safely comes by looking through the windows. Although the position is for the Windy City, my interviewer works at the mother ship in the Silicon Valley. He was a member of the now-defunct Scottish Labour Action, an organisation which tended to see the UK party as a sister organisation, rather than the mother ship. Those dealers, Landry adds, represent 65 percent of retail sales, a fact not lost on the U.S. mothership in Detroit. Instead, this became a chance to show our willingness to work together within the new mother ship. On New Year's Eve in San Francisco's Market district, the mothership has no beginning or end. Unfortunately, even the brightest of new councillors eventually become jaded and beaten down by the bureaucracy of the mother ship.
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