Indiaman

/ (ˈɪndɪəmən) /

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noun plural -men

(formerly) a large merchant ship engaged in trade with India

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index plate, index set, India, India chintz, India ink, Indiaman, Indian, Indiana, Indiana ballot, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indian agency

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How to use Indiaman in a sentence

That carpet of mellow hue was presented by the Captain of an East Indiaman, much addicted to wind.
The Passionate Elopement|Compton Mackenzie
In less than that time they were within pistol-shot of the West Indiaman, and the prize crew at once hauled down their flag.
A Roving Commission|G. A. Henty
The other Indiaman at once put down her helm on seeing that the British flag was being run up on her consort.
A Roving Commission|G. A. Henty
One is a calm on the shore at Scarborough; the other the wreck of an Indiaman.
Lectures on Landscape|John Ruskin

Some two or three miles below there was a wreck of an East Indiaman, and for days fragments floated around.
A Little Girl in Old Salem|Amanda Minnie Douglas