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dropship en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/

Etymology

From drop + ship.

Meanings

  1. A flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc.
    • IFF confirmed. Contact is Pelican Dropship Kilo 23. Over. 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Sierra 117:
    • I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship. 1997 September 14, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
dropships Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (1)

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dropship en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/

Etymology

From drop + ship.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of drop ship.
    alt of drop ship

Forms

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dropships Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
dropshipped Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
dropshipped Tense=Past lexicographic
dropshipping Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic