mother ship
- IPA[ˈmʌðə ˌʃɪp]
英式
- a large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained;a place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters
noun: mother ship, plural noun: mother ships
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a large spacecraft or ship from which smaller craft are launched or maintained a mother ship accompanies a small fleet of yachts
- ▪ a place regarded as a base, source, or headquarters the Battersea Art Centre, the mother ship of experimental theatre