ship's stores

plural noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of ship's stores¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

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 Literature

In the 1962 remake, Bligh steals cheese from the ship’s stores, and when he is accused of the theft by one of his sailors, has the man flogged.

From Slate

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

I could discern the heels of the fore and main masts, and the well of the ship's pump, while farther away was a stack of imperishable ship's stores, from which a number of rats darted, seemingly unmindful of our presence.

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