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cargo ship

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Noun1.cargo shipcargo ship - a ship designed to carry cargo      
banana boat - a ship designed to transport bananas
freighter, merchant ship, merchantman, bottom - a cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
cattle boat, cattleship - a cargo ship for the transport of livestock
container ship, container vessel, containership - a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes; "the weight of the documentation of all the consignments on board a contemporary container ship can exceed 90 pounds"
freeboard deck - the uppermost watertight deck
Liberty ship - a slow cargo ship built during World War II
oil tanker, tank ship, tanker, oiler - a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
ship - a vessel that carries passengers or freight


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Sinking a cargo ship with an improvised explosive device to block a commercial shipping route--one common scenario--would be difficult owing to modern ship design, and sunken ships even then could be cleared quickly from shipping lanes.
Anti-war protesters staged a die-in at Olympia's port on May 31 to protest the departure of a 950-foot military cargo ship bound for Iraq.
First, the cargo ship will be launched from Earth's surface.
 
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