[Grammar] model ship - model is an adjective or a noun?

[woolfy]

For the word, "model ship" is the "model" an adjective or a noun?

I would think it is an adjective because it tells us what type of ship.
Am I correct?

 

[2006]

For the word "model ship", is "model" an adjective or a noun? Note that I removed the comma after "word" and the "the" before "model".
1) "model ship" is not a word. It is two words, and you can call it a 'phrase'.
I would think it is an adjective because it tells us what type of ship. I agree with you.

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