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SLAVE SHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does slave ship mean?
• SLAVE SHIP (noun)
The noun SLAVE SHIP has 1 sense:
1. a ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
Familiarity information: SLAVE SHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A ship used to transport slaves from their homes to places of bondage
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("slave ship" is a kind of...):
ship (a vessel that carries passengers or freight)
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