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Definition of Slave ship
1. Noun. A ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slave Ship
Literary usage of Slave ship
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Due South: Or, Cuba Past and Present by Maturin Murray Ballou (1889)
"A slave ship. — A Beautiful but Guilty Brigantine. — A French Cruiser. ...
Destruction of the slave ship. THE author's first visit to the island of Cuba was ..."
2. The Economic History of the United States by Ernest Ludlow Bogart (1912)
"On January 1, 1808, the constitutional restriction upon federal interference
would expire, and on March 2, 1807, Congress by DECK PLAN OF A SLAVE-SHIP The ..."
3. The Life of Joshua R. Giddings by George Washington Julian (1892)
"The slave ship "Enterprise." — The Harrison Campaign. ... A Cuban slave-ship
landed her cargo of Africans at Havana, in June, and after their imprisonment ..."
4. A Digest of the Criminal Law (crimes and Punishments) by James Fitzjames Stephen (1887)
"... SLAVE-SHIP, FELONY. 4 Every one commits the same offence, and is liable to
the same punishment as is specified in the last Article, who takes charge or ..."
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