ボトルシップ

noun

ship in a bottle

A model ship built inside a glass bottle; a decorative craft item. This is a wasei-eigo term derived from English 'bottle ship'.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from bottle ship

• 祖そ父ふは趣しゅ味みでボトルシップを作つくっている。

  My grandfather makes ships in bottles as a hobby.

• あの店みせの棚たなには精せい巧こうなボトルシップが飾かざってある。

  An elaborate ship in a bottle is displayed on the shelf in that shop.