troopship
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of troopship
Example Sentences
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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 • Jun. 1, 2021
This was the loss of the troopship HMT Rohna, a converted British cargo ship sunk in 1943 off the African coast by a German guided missile at a cost of 1,015 U.S. soldiers.
From Washington Times • May 27, 2019
“Because there were so many casualties, they put the widows and families on a troopship and brought them back to Hawaii,” he said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2018
The British troopship HMT Empire Windrush anchored at Tilbury Docks, Essex, on 21 June 1948 carrying hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean hoping for a new life in Britain - alongside hundreds from elsewhere.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2018
“They don’t seem to realize,” she whispered, “how powerful the Royal Fleet is. Once when the Royalists were trying to hold Bridge town, Barbados, Parliament sent a troopship and subdued them in no time.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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