slave ship

noun

a ship for transporting slaves from their native homes to places of bondage.

QUIZZES

DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?

"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of slave ship

First recorded in 1790–1800

Words nearby slave ship

slave cylinder, slave driver, slave labor, slave labor camp, slave river, slave ship, slave state, slave trade, slave-driver, slave-making ant, slaveholder
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for slave ship

British Dictionary definitions for slave ship

slave ship

noun

a ship used to transport slaves, esp formerly from Africa to the New World
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012