Cargo ship
Cargo ship noun - A ship designed to carry cargo.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Cargo ship
Merchant ship and cargo ship are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Merchant ship" with "Cargo ship", this phrases are similar.
Merchant ship
Merchant ship noun - A cargo ship.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Merchant ship
Cargo ship and merchant ship are semantically related. You can use "Cargo ship" instead a noun phrase "Merchant ship".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
-
It tells the story of a merchant ship on the high seas during World War II.The SS Glencairn is a British cargo ship in port in the West Indies in the spring of 1940.
Source: Film / The Long Voyage Home
Cite this Source
Merchant ship and Cargo ship. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cargo_ship/merchant_ship
Cargo ship & Merchant ship. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cargo_ship/merchant_ship>.
Merchant ship or Cargo ship. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cargo_ship/merchant_ship.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "cargo ship" and "merchant ship" have occurred on timeline