indiaman

Eigenname

A large sailing ship that was historically used for British trade with India, particularly during the 18th and 19th centuries.

• 🇩🇪Großes Segelschiff, das historisch für den britischen Handel mit Indien genutzt wurde, besonders im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert.

1. Large trading ship C2 formal british

   A large sailing vessel used primarily by the British East India Company for trade between Europe and India from the 17th to the 19th centuries.

   • The Indiaman carried valuable cargoes of spices and textiles.
   • Many Indiamen were heavily armed to protect against pirates.
   • The wreck of an old Indiaman was discovered off the coast of Cornwall.

   🇩🇪Großes Handelsschiff

• indiamen plural form
• indiamen's possessive plural form
• indiaman's possessive singular form