Blockship
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
"[…] the veteran paddle-steamer Gondolier was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow; […]."
Example
More examples"[…] the veteran paddle-steamer Gondolier was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow; […]."
Etymology
From block + ship.
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