ship's store

noun

a retail store aboard a navy ship that sells toiletries, cigarettes, etc., to the ship's personnel.

Words nearby ship's store

ship's biscuit, ship's boy, ship's company, ship's inertial navigation system, ship's papers, ship's store, ship's stores, ship-broker, ship-rigged, ship-to-shore, shipboard

Definition for ship's store (2 of 2)

ship's stores

plural noun

materials, supplies, and equipment for the navigation, maintenance, and operation of a ship.

Origin of ship's stores

First recorded in 1790–1800