troopship

[troop-ship]

noun

a ship for the conveyance of military troops; transport.

Origin of troopship

First recorded in 1860–65; troop + ship¹

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Examples from the Web for troopship

Historical Examples of troopship

And splices them on to the jibsail-boom like a troopship on the tide.
The Battle of the Bays
Owen Seaman
The troopship had arrived and we were to embark on the morrow.
A Soldier's Life
Edwin G. Rundle
Leonora ought never to have been on that troopship; but she got there somehow, as an economy.
The Good Soldier
Ford Madox Ford
As a troopship we are restricted in liberty and comfort to some extent.
While I Remember
Stephen McKenna
He was promoted for the purpose of placing him in command of the troopship.
The Australian Army Medical Corps in Egypt
James W. Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for troopship

troopship

noun

a ship, usually a converted merchant ship, used to transport military personnel

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