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school ship

American  

noun

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


school ship British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

She is the school ship, the home ship of the First Battalion.

From A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee" by Doubleday, Russell

Divide the following terms— Soldier end book church good oration apple cause school ship government letter vehicle science verse.

From Deductive Logic by Stock, St. George William Joseph

"This is a school ship, I'm told," said Captain Greely, the master of the shipwrecked vessel, who had also been invited to the main cabin.

From Outward Bound Or, Young America Afloat by Optic, Oliver

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 Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams)

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