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victory ship

vic·to·ry ship
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree ship]
    • /ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri ʃɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vik-tuh-ree, vik-tree ship]
    • /ˈvɪk tə ri, ˈvɪk tri ʃɪp/

Definition of victory ship words

  • noun victory ship a fast, turbine-powered cargo ship of World War II, having a capacity of about 11,000 dead-weight tons. 1

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Origin of victory ship

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1940-45

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Parts of speech for Victory ship

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

victory ship popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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