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dropship

/ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/

dropship noun: a flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc. Also the alternative form of drop ship.

Noun

dropship (plural dropships)

  1. A flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc.
    • I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.1997 September, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363
    • IFF confirmed. Contact is Pelican Dropship Kilo 23. Over.2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Sierra 117

Also used as

dropship is also the alternative form of drop ship.

Forms of dropship

Noun
pluraldropships
Verb
third-person singular presentdropships
present participledropshipping
past participledropshipped
pastdropshipped

Origin of dropship

From drop + ship.

Questions about dropship

What does dropship mean?
Dropship means a flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc.
What part of speech is dropship?
Dropship is a noun.
How do you pronounce dropship?
Dropship is pronounced /ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/.
What is the plural of dropship?
The plural of dropship is dropships.

Words near dropship in the dictionary

  1. dropsetted
  2. dropsetting
  3. dropsful
  4. dropshaft
  5. dropshafts
  6. dropship
  7. dropshipped
  8. dropshipper
  9. dropshippers
  10. dropshipping
  11. dropships

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