troopship
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of troopship
Example Sentences
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As a child, she stayed in Gloucestershire for a while and in August 1953 she boarded the P&O troopship Empire Orwell with her mother.
From BBC
They boarded a troopship in Italy and, after dodging U-boats, arrived in New York in August.
From Washington Post
When he found out that thousands of Polish soldiers were trying to get to England to fight the Germans, he joined them aboard the SS Arandora Star, a British ocean liner commandeered as a troopship.
From Washington Post
Originally launched as a transatlantic passenger liner in 1922, the Glasgow-built ship was requisitioned as a troopship by the British government in March 1940 - seven months after the start of World War Two.
From BBC
After the start of World War II, it was painted gray and converted into a troopship that ferried Allied soldiers, earning the nickname the “Grey Ghost” for its speed and camouflaged color.
From Los Angeles Times
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