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training ship ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for training ship on Thesaurus.com noun
- a ship equipped for training novices in seamanship, as for naval service.
Origin of training ship First recorded in 1855–60 Related Words for training ship reformatory, tech Examples from the Web for training ship Historical Examples of training ship
In fact, the training-ship boy, Henry, is the only one who has never lapsed.
Jack London
Henry, the training-ship boy, occupies an anomalous classification.
Jack London
When we were last in Sydney, we took on board three boys from the training-ship Tingira who had volunteered.
Cyril Field
Again he called, with a marked change of voice, and the Henry he called to I concluded was the training-ship boy.
Jack London
He did not look sailor-like, as did Henry, the training-ship boy; and yet I felt at once that he was a sailor, and an able one.
Jack London