factory ship

[ fak-tuh-ree ship, -tree ]

noun

1. a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
2. Also called fac·to·ry trawl·er [fak, -t, uh, -ree traw-ler, -tree]. a large fishing vessel, usually a stern trawler, equipped for processing and freezing fish at sea.

factory ship

noun

1. a fishing boat that processes the fish that are caught

Word History and Origins

Origin of factory ship¹

First recorded in 1925–30