motor ship

English

Alternative forms

MS, M/S (abbreviations)

Noun

motor ship (plural motor ships)

(nautical) a seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship.

Synonyms

motor vessel

Translations

ship powered by an internal combustion engine

Finnish: moottorilaiva (fi), moottorialus (fi)
Greek: μότορσιπ (el) n (mótorsip)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: motorskip n

Nynorsk: motorskip n

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