cattle boat

• Barco utilizado para transportar ganado, especialmente reses, a menudo en condiciones de hacinamiento y maltrato. Por extensión, se usa para referirse a cualquier medio de transporte incómodo y abarrotado, o metafóricamente a una situación donde se trata a las personas como simple carga.

A historical term for a ship used to transport livestock, especially cattle, often under crowded and poor conditions. By extension, it can refer to any cramped, uncomfortable mode of transport, or metaphorically to a situation where people are treated like cargo.

1. Ship for transporting livestockB2formal

   A ship designed or used primarily for transporting cattle or other livestock.

   Barco para transporte de ganado

   • The cattle boat was loaded with hundreds of cows for the journey.
   • Historically, cattle boats were common for moving animals between continents.
   • The crew on the cattle boat had to ensure the animals were fed and watered.

2. Slang for an uncomfortable shipC1slang

   A derogatory term for a ship that is crowded, uncomfortable, or poorly maintained, often used by sailors.

   buque incómodo

   • The old freighter was a real cattle boat; no one wanted to sail on it.
   • After the luxury cruise, the cargo ship felt like a cattle boat.
   • The sailors complained that the vessel was nothing but a cattle boat.