storeship

noun

store·ship ˈstȯr-ˌship

: a ship used to carry supplies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Other businessmen followed suit, and by late 1850 there were dozens of storeships on the waterfront. —

Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018 The catastrophe spelled the beginning of the end of the storeships. —

Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of storeship was in 1693

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“Storeship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/storeship. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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