factory ship

English

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪp

Noun

factory ship (plural factory ships)

1. (nautical) a vessel, usually part of a fleet, which processes catches of fish or whales while at sea

Translations

factory ship

• Danish: fabriksskib n
• Hebrew: אֳנִיַּת חֲרֹשֶׁת (he) f (oniyat kharoshet)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: fabrikkskip n, (whaling) hvalkokeri n

  Nynorsk: fabrikkskip n

References

• “factory ship”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.