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hospital ship

hospital ship noun: a ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.

hospital ship: a ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel
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Noun

hospital ship (plural hospital ships)

  1. A ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.
    • The Leinster has been in use as a hospital ship and a transport, but is now released and is refitting for her regular service.1946 March and April, “Notes and News: Anglo-Irish Steamship Fleets”, in Railway Magazine, page 118

hospital ship meaning in Tamil

hospital ship in Tamil

மருத்துவவசதி கப்பல்

Forms of hospital ship

pluralhospital ships

Questions about hospital ship

What does hospital ship mean?
Hospital ship means a ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.
What is hospital ship in Tamil?
Hospital ship in Tamil is மருத்துவவசதி கப்பல். See Hospital ship meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hospital ship?
Hospital ship is a noun.
What is the plural of hospital ship?
The plural of hospital ship is hospital ships.

Words near hospital ship in the dictionary

  1. hospital pharmacies
  2. hospital pharmacy
  3. Hospital Row
  4. Hospital Saturday
  5. Hospital Saturdays
  6. hospital ship
  7. hospital ships
  8. hospital soap
  9. hospital sock
  10. hospital socks
  11. Hospital Sunday

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