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ˈstore-ship, ˈstoreship
A government ship employed to carry military or naval stores.
1693Lond. Gaz. No. 2888/3 Susanna Bomb Storeship. 1705Ibid. No. 4187/3 This day sailed hence Her Majesty's Ship the Lizard with three Store-ships. 1788Gibbon Decl. & F. xlvi. IV. 511 A fleet of gallies, transports, and store⁓ships, was assembled in the harbour. 1790Beatson Nav. & Mil. Mem. II. 66 This being the first expedition of importance that had neither store-ship, hospital-ship, fire-ship, or tender, to accompany it. 1834J. D. Lang Hist. Acc. N.S. Wales (1837) I. 48 His Majesty's store-ship Guardian had been despatched from England..with a large supply of provisions and other stores for the settlement. 1915Daily Tel. 24 Aug. 8/7 The movement of men-of-war, transports, and storeships across Baltic waters. |