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Definition of Indiaman
1. Noun. A large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India.
Definition of Indiaman
1. n. A large vessel in the India trade.
Definition of Indiaman
1. Noun. (nautical) A large ship that traded between Britain and India on behalf of the w:East India Company East India Company ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Indiaman
Literary usage of Indiaman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Annual Registeredited by Edmund Burke edited by Edmund Burke (1826)
"Dictator, W. indiaman, on the coast of Ireland, xliii 4 . ... Lady Burgess, E.
indiaman, at the Cape de Verd islands, xlviii 416 .... several of the Jamaica ..."
2. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Benjamin Vincent, Joseph Haydn (1906)
"indiaman ; 386 persons perished, 6 Jan. ¡aman. with immense wealth on board, ...
1805 Abergavenny, East indiaman, on the Bill uf Port33 Oct. „ Aurora, ..."
3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1786)
"... indiaman), Captain Richard Pierce, ... -indiaman is already known to the public,
... indiaman ..."
4. Tegg's Dictionary of Chronology: Or, Historical and Statistical Register by Thomas Tegg (1854)
"23, 1802 The Hindostan East indiaman went to pieces on the Culvers Jan. ...
30, 1803 The Nautilus East indiaman, on the Ladrones...Nov. 18, 1803 Nov. ..."
5. Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote by Hugh Murray, James Wilson, Robert Kaye Greville, Robert Jameson, Whitelaw Ainslie, William Rhind, William Wallace, Clarence Dalrymple (1832)
"Size and Appointments of an indiaman—Promotion of ... India—Madeira—Daily Routine
on board an indiaman—Amusements of the Passengers—Observation of Sunday— ..."
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