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Q: Why are ships and airplanes are referred to as female names?
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Names of airplanes, ships, all vessels are underlined or italicized.


Are most airplanes male or female?

Male, if objects had genders. Obviously, airplanes aren't either, but both aircraft and ships are often referred to as feminine in gender. For example, "She's a beauty," or "She may be ugly as sin, but she handles like a dream." Navy and Marine Corps aircraft have male aerial refueling apparatus, while Air Force and Air National Guard have female receptacles.


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What name called to male ship?

WRONG ANSWER below. Ships by tradition are not given male names and are always referred to with female names and pronouns. It was considered bad luck to give a male name to a ship, but on the other hand women were also not allowed to board a ship.


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The tradition is from the old pirate times when the ships were given female names. Another reason is that the tsunamies were considered to be so unpredictable in nature, just like women :)


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There are thousands of signs.


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