"dropship" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/ Forms: dropships [plural]
Etymology: From drop + ship. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drop|ship}} drop + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropship (plural dropships)
  1. (science fiction) A flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc. Categories (topical): Science fiction, Vehicles
    Sense id: en-dropship-en-noun-~QWQ49yn Disambiguation of Vehicles: 74 26 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/ Forms: dropships [present, singular, third-person], dropshipping [participle, present], dropshipped [participle, past], dropshipped [past]
Etymology: From drop + ship. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|drop|ship}} drop + ship Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} dropship (third-person singular simple present dropships, present participle dropshipping, simple past and past participle dropshipped)
  1. Alternative form of drop ship Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: drop ship Categories (topical): Astronautics
    Sense id: en-dropship-en-verb-6VhAYpBi Disambiguation of Astronautics: 23 77 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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