Word: blockships
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: block
ships
Definition: Plural of blockship. A vessel that is deliberately sunk in order to block a waterway (to prevent it being used by an enemy)
Morphemes:
Affix: block
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bloc
Language: fro
Decoded: bloc
Meaning: log, block
Affix: ship
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plural of nouns that correctly take just an "s" in the plural. See greengrocer’s apostrophe.