= West Indiaman, n.
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| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > trading vessel > [noun] > trading to or from specific place (14) West Indies man1587 = West Indiaman, n. Indiaman1588 A ship engaged in trade with India, or the East or West Indies; spec. a large trading ship belonging to the East India Company. Cf. East Indiaman, n.… West Indy man1616 = West Indiaman, n. Lubecker1627 A Lubeck merchant vessel. Chinaman1653 A ship (typically a large sailing ship) engaged in trade with China. Also: a Chinese ship. Now historical. East Indiaman1675 A ship (typically a large sailing ship) engaged in the East India trade. Cf. West Indiaman, n. West Indiaman1689 A ship (typically a large sailing ship) engaged in trade with the West Indies. South-seaman1728 A vessel trading in the (South) Pacific Ocean. Also: a whaleboat used in these seas. Levanter1812 A ship trading to the Levant. rare. Indianeer1840 = Indiaman, n. South Spainer1856 a ship travelling to foreign (esp. southern) waters; a sailor on such a ship. Subcategories:— under licence to India (1) — under licence to Spanish America (2) |
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