Definitions for troopships

troopships troop·ship

Spelling: [troop-ship]
IPA: /ˈtrupˌʃɪp/

Troopships is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 379 anagrams from letters in troopships (hioopprsst).

Definitions for troopships

noun

  1. a ship for the conveyance of military troops; transport.

Origin of troopships

First recorded in 1860-65; troop + ship1

Examples for troopships

I thought I was goin' to die in that troopship coming over here.

As a troopship we are restricted in liberty and comfort to some extent.

I was to embark that morning on a troopship bound for the Dardanelles.

It was the first time I had ever been on a troopship, and every moment was of interest.

The troopship had arrived and we were to embark on the morrow.

We know, also, just how many destroyers under our flag can be taken from patrol duty to safeguard the troopship fleet.

And splices them on to the jibsail-boom like a troopship on the tide.

He was promoted for the purpose of placing him in command of the troopship.

Leonora ought never to have been on that troopship; but she got there somehow, as an economy.

We now received orders to prepare to embark on the troopship Euphrates for Portsmouth en route for Aldershot.

Word Value for troopships
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Words with friends

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