factory ship
Americannoun
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a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
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Also called factory trawler. a large fishing vessel, usually a stern trawler, equipped for processing and freezing fish at sea.
noun
Etymology
Origin of factory ship
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Mr Watson's foundation said he was on his way to "intercepting Japan's newly-built factory ship, the Kangei Maru, in the North Pacific".
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Two minke whales are hauled up the ramp of the Nisshin Maru, a Japanese factory ship, in 2013.
From The Guardian • Nov. 17, 2015
Last year Aker, which started harvesting krill in 2006, bought a second factory ship.
From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2012
Steaming into port was the factory ship, Slava, and a fleet of 25 whalers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Farm and factory, ship and wagon train, new streets, extension of the city and material progress show every advancement.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard
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