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superseiner

superseiner noun: a seiner that is much larger than a regular seiner and has greater range.

Noun

superseiner (plural superseiners)

  1. A seiner that is much larger than a regular seiner and has greater range.
    • A new 1200 ton superseiner, that is a vessel capable of bringing in about 2.8 million cans of tuna on each voyage, costs about $4.5 million.1977, HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON OVERSIGHT INTO THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, Washington...
    • In 1982, the Portuguese tuna superseiner, the Tunamar (1,200-GRT) was launched by Campbell Industries of the United States.1993 November, The Baltic States, The Commonwealth of Independent States, Eastern Europe (World Fishing Fleets: An Analysis of Distant-water Fleet Operations Past-Present-Future; Volume V), NATIONAL...

Forms of superseiner

pluralsuperseiners

Origin of superseiner

From super- + seiner.

Questions about superseiner

What does superseiner mean?
Superseiner means a seiner that is much larger than a regular seiner and has greater range.
What part of speech is superseiner?
Superseiner is a noun.
What is the plural of superseiner?
The plural of superseiner is superseiners.

Words near superseiner in the dictionary

  1. supersedings
  2. supersedure
  3. supersedures
  4. superseed
  5. superseeded
  6. superseiner
  7. superseiners
  8. superselect
  9. superselected
  10. superselection
  11. superselections

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