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hospital ship

–noun
a ship built to serve as a hospital, esp. used to treat the wounded in wartime and accorded safe passage by international law.

Origin:
1675–85
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Main Entry: hospital ship
Function: noun
: a ship equipped as a hospital; especially : one built or specifically assigned to assist the wounded, sick, andshipwrecked in time of war
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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