Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hospital ship

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: hos-pi-tal -ship
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The Leinster has been in use as a hospital ship and a transport, but is now released and is refitting for her regular service."

Inflected Forms

hospital ships (plural)

Questions

What does hospital ship mean?: A ship that is intended to serve as a mobile hospital with appropriate equipment and personnel.

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