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slaveship

slaveship is the alternative form of slave ship.

Meaning of slave ship

Noun

slave ship (plural slave ships)

  1. (historical) A ship designed for the transportation of slaves, especially during the 17th and 18th century.
    Synonyms:
    Guineaman

Forms of slaveship

pluralslaveships

Questions about slaveship

What is slaveship the alternative form of?
Slaveship is the alternative form of slave ship.

Words near slaveship in the dictionary

  1. slaves
  2. slaves away
  3. slaves of the lamp
  4. slaves to fashion
  5. slaves to the wage
  6. slaveship
  7. slaveships
  8. slavess
  9. slavesses
  10. slavest
  11. slaveth

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