school ship
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of school ship
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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The Gunila, a Swedish school ship carrying students around the world, spends several weeks here, and A.R.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2015
There is not a single training or school ship in this port, although Boston boasts two in successful operation.
From The Secrets of the Great City by James Dabney McCabe
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.”
From Witch Winnie's Mystery, or The Old Oak Cabinet The Story of a King's Daughter by Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams) Champney
I have been thinking of fitting up a vessel like the school ship, that rich men's sons may have the benefit of such an institution without the necessity of committing a crime.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Oliver Optic
On the way they passed the school ship Massachusetts, to which boys are sentenced by the courts for crime and vagrancy, and on board of which they are disciplined and educated.
From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Oliver Optic
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