English

Alternative forms

• troop ship

Noun

troopship ‎(plural troopships)

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)