a ship used to transport slaves, esp formerly from Africa to the New World
slave ship in American English
a ship for transporting slaves, esp. one used in the African slave trade
slave ship in American English
noun
a ship for transporting slaves from their native homes to places of bondage
Word origin
[1790–1800]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cannibalism, echelon, ideology, peanut, stereotype