Indiaman
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A large ship that traded between Britain and India on behalf of the East India Company.
"No place is so propitious to the formation either of close friendships or of deadly enmities as an Indiaman"
- 2 a large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"No place is so propitious to the formation either of close friendships or of deadly enmities as an Indiaman"
Etymology
From India + -man.