troopship
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of troopship
Example Sentences
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Mani embraced the opportunity and travelled to the UK on a troopship, Sreedharan writes.
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2023
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
The Buford was an elderly, decrepit troopship, known by sailors as a heavy “roller” in rough seas.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 4, 2019
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
“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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