Definition of Cargo ship

1. Noun. A ship designed to carry cargo.

Exact synonyms: Cargo Vessel
Specialized synonyms: Banana Boat, Bottom, Freighter, Merchant Ship, Merchantman, Cattle Boat, Cattleship, Container Ship, Container Vessel, Containership, Liberty Ship, Oil Tanker, Oiler, Tank Ship, Tanker
Terms within: Freeboard Deck
Generic synonyms: Ship

Definition of Cargo ship

1. Noun. A ship that carries cargo. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cargo Ship

cargo bin
cargo bins
cargo container
cargo cult
cargo cults
cargo deck
cargo door
cargo hatch
cargo helicopter
cargo hold
cargo jack
cargo liner
cargo net
cargo pallet
cargo pants
cargo ship (current term)
cargo ships
cargo shorts
cargo vessel
cargo vessels
cargoe
cargoed
cargoes
cargoing
cargoless
cargoose
cargoplane
cargoplanes
cargos
cargoship

Literary usage of Cargo ship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of General Average by Richard Lowndes, Edward Louis De Hart, George Rupert Rudolf, William Robertson Coe (1912)
"Property thrown overboard to lighten a ship, whether belonging to cargo, ship, or crew, and any damage resulting from this operation to the property which ..."

2. Encyclopaedia of Ships and Shipping by Herbert B. Mason (1908)
"... and the loss or damage sustained thereby. shall be admitted as general average. 9. Cargo, ship's materials, and stores burnt for fuel.-—Cargo, ship's ..."

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