Blockship
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Blockship is a noun meaning (nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy).
Meaning
(nautical) A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy).
Example Sentences
[…] the veteran paddle-steamer Gondolier was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow; […].
Word Forms
- blockships
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include blockade, shipkiller, boarding, bomb, wreck, seajack.
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