Troopship

Alternative forms

• troop ship

Origin

From troop + ship.

Full definition of troopship

Noun

1. A ship used to transport military troops.
• 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 65:The former, on the other hand, would put his troopships safely out of its reach.

Synonyms

• trooper British