research ship

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research ship

/ɹɪˌsɜːt͡ʃ ˈʃɪp/ UK
/ˌɹiːsɜːt͡ʃ-/ UK
/ˌɹiˌsɜɹt͡ʃ ˈʃɪp/ US
/ɹiˌsɜɹt͡ʃ-/ US
/ɹə-/ US

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From research (noun) + ship (noun).

noun research ships · researchship

A ship that is designed and used for research. Eight stations were occupied by the researchship Ryofu-Maru along the 30° N-line which crossed the Japan Trench at the vicinity of Ramapo Deep, during the period from May 12 to June 20.
Similar: RS, R.S., R. S., R/S

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@misc{research_ship_2026,
  title = {research ship},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/research%20ship},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}