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Slaveship

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slave shipnoun(historical) A ship designed for the transportation of slaves, especially during the 17th and 18th century.
galley-slavenounAlternative form of galley slave. [(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).]
steam shipnounAlternative spelling of steamship. [A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.]
slavernounA person engaged in the slave trade; a person who buys, sells, transports, or owns slaves.
steam-shipnounAlternative spelling of steamship. [A ship or vessel propelled by steam power.]
cruiseshipnounAlternative form of cruise ship. [(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.]
pirateshipnounSynonym of piracy.
cargoshipnounAlternative form of cargo ship. [A ship that carries cargo.]
shipnoun(nautical) A water-borne vessel generally larger than a boat.
shippnounA surname transferred from the common noun referring to someone who worked on a ship
ship-buildingnounAlternative spelling of shipbuilding. [(uncountable, nautical) The construction of ships.]
light-shipnounAlternative spelling of lightship. [(nautical) A ship riding at anchor and displaying a light for the guidance of sailors, in a position where a fixed lighthouse structure would be impracticable.]
ship-buildernounAlternative spelling of shipbuilder. [A person who builds vessels such as ships and boats.]
ghostshipnounAlternative spelling of ghost ship. [(nautical) An abandoned ship, or (science fiction, by extension) spaceship, that is haunted and possibly adrift.]
hostessshipnoun(rare) Alternative form of hostess-ship. [The state or position of being a hostess.]
transport shipnoun(nautical) A ship that is used to transport military personnel; a troopship.
scaldshipnounAlternative form of skaldship. [(historical) The skill of writing Nordic poetry of the Viking Age.]
cargo shipnounA ship that carries cargo.
galley slavenoun(historical, nautical) A slave who rows in a galley (type of ship).
ship-of-the-linenounAlternative spelling of ship of the line. [(nautical, military) A large square-rigged warship large enough to have a place in the line of battle, with up to 140 guns on at least two decks. A capital ship from the age of sail, superior to a frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker.]

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