spy
noun
a person employed by a government to obtain secret information or intelligence about another, usually hostile, country, especially with reference to military or naval affairs.
spyship
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a word derived from
spy.
Example Sentences
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Navy prisoners seized in the 1968 capture of the spyship USS Pueblo managed to communicate their feelings to American audiences.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
When I came to No. 55, in January, 1819, Edwards had been two years at No. 56, so I had little ground to suspect his spyship.
From Life and Character of Richard Carlile by George Jacob Holyoake
