Synonyms of merchant ship

merchant ship

noun

as in motor ship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• motor ship
• aircraft carrier
• man-o'-war
• trader
• steamship
• barge
• steamer
• freighter
• transport
• tanker
• cutter
• watercraft
• liner
• merchantman
• warship
• flagship
• ferryboat
• collier
• corvette
• coaster
• cruiser
• man-of-war
• lightship
• superliner
• tramp
• containership
• ship
• ironclad
• argosy
• supertanker
• destroyer
• icebreaker
• packet
• boat
• tall ship
• keel
• yacht
• vessel
• barque
• schooner
• sailboat
• bark
• caravel
• brig
• clipper
• brigantine
• square-rigger
• windjammer
• junk
• ketch
• xebec

Examples of merchant ship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the early first century A.D., before trade reached its peak, the Greek geographer Strabo described eastbound fleets of more than 100 merchant ships. —Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024

Suddenly, fleets of huge merchant ships, capable of carrying extravagant cargoes, set out from Roman Egypt to India. —Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024

For example, the Sheerness docks near London have had a population of 10,000 yellow scorpions for centuries, since merchant ships brought them from continental Europe, but these harmless critters haven’t spread because conditions aren’t right. —Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024

Houthis wreak havoc again, damage communications cables, report says The Houthi rebels in Yemen, who for months have been attacking merchant ships in the Red Sea, have found another way to disrupt Western commercial endeavors. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024