n. A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or the like.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A government vessel detailed to carry stores for the use of a fleet or garrison, or to store them in foreign ports.
Word Usage
"The skipper of the storeship was a Dutchman -- a chicken-hearted swab, who turned green at the sight of a nigger with a bunch of spears, or a club in his hand."