hospital ship

hos·pi·tal ship

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hos-pi-tl ship]
- /ˈhɒs pɪ tl ʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hos-pi-tl ship]
- /ˈhɒs pɪ tl ʃɪp/

Definitions of hospital ship words

noun hospital ship a ship built to serve as a hospital, especially used to treat the wounded in wartime and accorded safe passage by international law. 1
noun hospital ship vessel used as medical facility 1
noun hospital ship a ship used in wars to provide hospital facilities, usually for the armed services 0

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Origin of hospital ship

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85

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Parts of speech for Hospital ship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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hospital ship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hospital ship usage trend in Literature

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