ship's stores

American  

plural noun

1. materials, supplies, and equipment for the navigation, maintenance, and operation of a ship.

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Etymology

Origin of ship's stores

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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ship's stores

While the ship was under siege for 101 days, he was credited with saving the lives of the crew by protecting the ship's stores from an infestation of rats.

From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2018

Henry Hudson was set adrift after his crew discovered that he had been pilfering the ship's stores.

From Time Magazine Archive

After fourteen dogs had died, Drs. Macklin and McIlroy performed autopsies and discovered that many of the dogs had worms; the ship’s stores did not include the proper medication.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Now that the trip was delayed by a minimum of several months, the ship’s stores had to be supplemented with fresh meat.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

A decree of May 29, 620, orders that there be moderation in the toneladas given for their clothing and ship’s stores to the commanders and chief officers.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 27 of 55 1636-37 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century by James Alexander Robertson