troopships
Soldier-carrying ships
Troopships are ships used to transport military personnel, especially to and from combat zones.
The term evokes large-scale military operations: Troopships carried thousands of soldiers across the Atlantic during World War II.
The word is most common in historical contexts, as modern troop transport relies more on aircraft.
Military personnel who fight
- infantryGround combat troops
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- armyOrganized land-based military
- personnelWorkers at an organization
reinforcements · battalion · regiment · brigade · division · platoon · company · garrison
Guarded traveling group
- flotillaSmall naval fleet
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- escortOne who accompanies another
- navyMaritime military force
maritime · nautical · admiralty · dockyard · embarkation · disembarkation · berth · gangway
1944 Normandy invasion
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- landingDescent's final moment
- beachheadSecured landing zone
operation · campaign · Allies · Axis · evacuation · Dunkirk · Gallipoli · convoy
Point where paths intersect
- passageSegment of text
- journeyTravel from place to place
- transitMovement between places
- embarkationBeginning a voyage
disembarkation · seasickness · rations · quarters · bunks · overcrowded · weeks · Atlantic
soldiers
Military personnel who fight
personnel · reinforcements · battalion · regiment · brigade · division · platoon · company · garrison · paratroopers
convoy
Guarded traveling group
navy · maritime · nautical · admiralty · dockyard · embarkation · disembarkation · berth · gangway · deck
D-Day
1944 Normandy invasion
- NormandyNorthern French coastal region
- invasionForcible entry into territory
- landingDescent's final moment
beachhead · operation · campaign · Allies · Axis · evacuation · Dunkirk · Gallipoli · convoy · U-boat
crossing
Point where paths intersect
embarkation · disembarkation · seasickness · rations · quarters · bunks · overcrowded · weeks · Atlantic · Pacific
steamship
Boiler-propelled water vessel
ferry · transport · converted · requisitioned · merchant · passenger · cargo · hold · quarters · bunks
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, vessels
- ANZAC historyANZAC, ANZAC Day, Gallipoli, Gallipoli campaign, dawn service
- naval transportmerchant marine, landing craft, tankers, convoys, naval convoys
troopshipswarships
Military combat vessels
battleships · destroyers · cruisers · frigates · aircraft carriers