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Bellatrix

Bellatrix

9.9
A name given to several ships used by navies and merchant fleets
  • proper noun
  • UK
: Bellatrix
  • The HMS Bellatrix served in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Examples

  • The merchant vessel Bellatrix completed its journey across the Atlantic without incident.

  • The Royal Navy commissioned the new escort, the Bellatrix, in the spring of 1943.

  • Many ships named Bellatrix have served in both military and commercial fleets.

  • Have you heard of the ship Bellatrix?

  • The Royal Navy commissioned the new escort, the Bellatrix, in the spring of 1943.

  • The merchant vessel Bellatrix completed its journey across the Atlantic without incident.

  • The HMS Bellatrix served in the Royal Navy during World War II.

Synonyms

Britannia
vsBellatrix
1 7.0

A name used for several British ships and royal yachts

is a broader ship name not limited to royal or national ties
Atalanta
vsBellatrix
1 9.9

A name used for several ships in history

is the general name for multiple naval or merchant vessels
Pocahontas
vsBellatrix
7.7

A name used for ships, often in honor of the Native American woman

is the wider ship name not specifically used as an honorific
hirondelle
vsBellatrix
9.9

A name given to a boat or ship

is used repeatedly as a name for several ships rather than one

Surface Forms

Bellatrix main

Etymology

Bellatrix has been used as a ship name, taken from the star and from Latin bellum ('war') and -trix ('female'), so it means 'female warrior'. Calling a ship Bellatrix suggests strength and can also feel like sailing by a bright guiding star.