school ship

noun

1. a vessel used in training students for nautical careers.

school ship

noun

1. a ship for training young men in seamanship, for a career in the regular or merchant navy

Word History and Origins

Origin of school ship¹

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45

Example Sentences

Moored along its bank is a “school ship,” attended by nearly 1,000 students in grades 5 to 12.

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Navy submarine rammed into a Japanese fishing school ship off Hawaii 16 years ago.

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After it was retired in 1933, it served as a cargo ship, as a school ship for training merchant marine German officers and as an English floating maritime school.

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Naval officers on board the Libertad, a tall ship which serves as a school ship in the Argentian navy, refused to comment on the case but expressed surprise at the court order detaining the ship.

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But if he takes advantage of petticoat government, and develops a tendency to go wrong, I’ll put him on a school ship, and let the young scamp learn what discipline is.”

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