"troopship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: troopships [plural], troop ship [alternative], troop-ship [alternative]
Etymology: From troop + ship. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|troop|ship}} troop + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} troopship (plural troopships)
  1. A ship used to transport military troops. Synonyms: trooper [British], troop transport Related terms: troop carrier, troop sleeper, troop train Translations (ship used to transport military troops): troepenschip [neuter] (Dutch), troepentransportschip [neuter] (Dutch), joukkojenkuljetusalus (Finnish), navire de transport de troupes [masculine] (French), transport de troupes (english: ship or other vehicle) [masculine] (French), Truppenschiff [neuter] (German), Truppentransportschiff [neuter] (German), Truppentransporter (english: ship or other vehicle) [masculine] (German), nave trasporto truppe [feminine] (Italian), transportowiec [masculine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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