dropship

From drop +‎ ship.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɒpˌʃɪp/

dropship (plural dropships)

1. (science fiction) A flying transport that drops troops or equipment onto a planet, etc.
   • 1997 September, Dan Simmons, The Rise of Endymion, New York: Bantam, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 363:

     I'm sending down five more dropships, combat EMVs, and a thopter gunship.

   • 2007 September 25, Bungie, Halo 3, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox 360, level/area: Sierra 117:

     IFF confirmed. Contact is Pelican Dropship Kilo 23. Over.

dropship (third-person singular simple present dropships, present participle dropshipping, simple past and past participle dropshipped)

1. Alternative form of drop ship.