blockship en · NOUN
Etymology
From block + ship.
Meanings
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A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
[…] the veteran paddle-steamer Gondolier was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow; […].
1946 September and October, “Notes and News: The War Effect on the Clyde Steamers”, in Railway Magazine, page 324:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blockships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |