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troopship en · NOUN

Etymology

From troop + ship.

Meanings

1. A ship used to transport military troops.
   • The former, on the other hand, would put his troopships safely out of its reach. 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 65:
   • […] the Duke of Rothesay and the Duke of York, however, are serving as troopships to and from Harwich, and it is unlikely that they will be released for some time to come. 1946 May and June, “Notes and News: Anglo-Irish Steamship Fleets”, in Railway Magazine, page 185:

Forms

Relateds

troop train · troop sleeper · troop carrier

Synonyms

trooper · troop transport

Translations (10)

it nave trasporto truppe (ship used to transport military troops) · nl troepenschip (ship used to transport military troops) · fr transport de troupes (ship used to transport military troops) · pl transportowiec (ship used to transport military troops) · de Truppenschiff (ship used to transport military troops) · de Truppentransporter (ship used to transport military troops) · nl troepentransportschip (ship used to transport military troops) · de Truppentransportschiff (ship used to transport military troops) · fi joukkojenkuljetusalus (ship used to transport military troops) · fr navire de transport de troupes (ship used to transport military troops)