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weather ship noun[ C ] uk /ˈweð.ə ˌʃɪp/ us /ˈweð.ɚ ˌʃɪp/ a ship that is used to help learn about and report on the weather in different places: The news office received reports sent from weather ships stationed out in the Atlantic. The scientist spent nine months doing research on a weather ship anchored in the Arctic Circle. The weather ship's crew tracked the changes in sea temperature and sea level, as well as the thawing and freezing of polar ice caps. Satellites now have the ability to measure the height and direction of wind and waves, a task once left to oceanographers on weather ships. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Weather & climate - general words aneroid barometer anthelion aurora aurora australis aurora borealis climate climatology element forecast general circulation model glaciology glass interglacial isotherm low-pressure meteorologically meteorologist microclimate pollen count rare |