hospital ship
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of hospital ship
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Denmark and Greenland in February rejected Trump's offer to send a naval hospital ship "to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there".
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The request includes funding for 18 combat vessels and 16 noncombat ships such as firefighting boats, a hospital ship and specialized ships to carry fuel, equipment, vehicles and supplies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
As for sending that hospital ship to Greenland, Jeff Landry still wants to make that happen.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026
The vessel was requisitioned by the British Admiralty during the war to serve as a hospital ship.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
Some of the men on the hospital ship with me didn’t have any visible wounds, but were badly hurt.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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