FACTORY SHIP


Meaning of FACTORY SHIP in English

1. a whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.

2. Also called factory trawler . a large fishing vessel, usually a stern trawler, equipped for processing and freezing fish at sea.

[ 1925-30 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .