noun
Meaning 1
A ship used to transport military troops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
troopship
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noun
Meaning 2
ship for transporting troops
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ship, troop carrier, troop transport
History
Etymology
From troop + ship.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: troepenschip — ship used to transport military troops
- Dutch: troepentransportschip — ship used to transport military troops
- Finnish: joukkojenkuljetusalus — ship used to transport military troops
- French: navire de transport de troupes — ship used to transport military troops
- French: transport de troupes — ship used to transport military troops
- German: Truppenschiff — ship used to transport military troops
- German: Truppentransportschiff — ship used to transport military troops
- German: Truppentransporter — ship used to transport military troops
- Italian: nave trasporto truppe — ship used to transport military troops
- Polish: transportowiec — ship used to transport military troops
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