Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A ship that brings relief or aid, as to an expedition for arctic exploration; specifically, a government cutter or a large ship which periodically makes the rounds of lighthouses, light-ships, and other government stations with provisions, etc.
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Examples
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Supper taught us the urgent need to send news over the one hundred and fifty miles to the British at Suez for a relief-ship.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003
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In 1848, Sir James Ross was sent out with the first relief-ship; but was not able to reach the entrance of Wellington channel because of compact ice from there to Leopold Island.
Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence T. Bassnett
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They, the visitors, were the officers of the relief-ship on the lookout for castaways and survivors.
A Deal in Wheat and Other Stories of the New and Old West Frank Norris 1886
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