'Training ship' definitions:

Definition of 'training ship'

From: WordNet
noun
A ship used to train students as sailors [syn: school ship, training ship]

Definition of 'Training ship'

From: GCIDE
  • Training \Train"ing\, n. The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education. [1913 Webster]
  • Fan training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall radiate from the stem like a fan.
  • Horizontal training (Hort.), the operation of training fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.
  • Training college. See Normal school, under Normal, a.
  • Training day, a day on which a military company assembles for drill or parade. [U. S.]
  • Training ship, a vessel on board of which boys are trained as sailors. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Education. [1913 Webster]