mother ships
Fleet supply centers
A mother ship is a large vessel that serves as a base for smaller craft—boats, aircraft, or spacecraft.
The term appears in naval and space contexts: The fighters returned to the mother ship.
In science fiction, mother ships are often massive alien vessels.
Figuratively, any central hub that supports satellite operations: The startup operated from a mother ship in Silicon Valley.
- carrierOne that transports
- flight deckPilot's control area
- deckShip's flat surface
- starshipFictional interstellar vessel
- crewWorking team aboard
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- Somali piracyhijacking, ransom, hostages, skiffs, pirate attacks
mother shipstenders
Formally presents or offers
landing craft · drones · patrol boats · shuttles · lifeboats
mother shipsscouts
Information gatherers ahead
forward observers · pickets · outriders · pathfinders · interceptors
mother shipslanding craft
Ship-to-shore military vessel
shuttles · interceptors · patrol boats · skiffs · pods
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