hospital ship en · NOUN
Meanings
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A ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.
The Leinster has been in use as a hospital ship and a transport, but is now released and is refitting for her regular service.
1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Anglo-Irish Steamship Fleets”, in Railway Magazine, page 118:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hospital ships | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
fr navire hôpital (hospital ship) · fr navire-hôpital (hospital ship) · nl hospitaalschip (hospital ship) · de Lazarettschiff (hospital ship) · he אֳנִיַּת בֵּית חוֹלִים (hospital ship) · sv lasarettsfartyg (hospital ship) · fi sairaalalaiva (hospital ship) · ru госпита́льное су́дно (hospital ship) · hu kórházhajó (hospital ship)
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