ship-to-ship

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ship-to-ship (not comparable)

  1. (of a missile) fired from a ship at another ship
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ship,‎ to.
    a ship-to-ship message
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Space Combat Codex entry:
      Most ship-to-ship engagements are skirmishes between patrol vessels of cruiser weight and below, with dreadnoughts and carriers only deployed in full-scale fleet actions. Battles in open space are short and often inconclusive, as the weaker opponent generally disengages.

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