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Meaning of blockship | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)

Examples

“[…] the veteran paddle-steamer Gondolier was sunk as a blockship at Scapa Flow; […].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

blocksize blockstone blocktime blocktimer blocktiming blockwood