A ship transporting slaves, especially one carrying slaves from Africa.
Example sentencesExamples
Well, the world focused on West Africa for more than a week as a reputed slave ship carrying as many as 250 children was reported off the coast.
His grandmother came to the U.S. on a slave ship from the gold coast of Africa, and he was proud of his African roots.
In 1650 a slave ship sailing from Panama to Lima was wrecked off Ecuador.
In 1839, the Spanish slave ship Amistad set sail from Havana, Cuba, to the Island of Principe with 53 Africans aboard including Joseph Cinque, an African prince.
Interestingly, when Moravian officials offered to transport her to St. Thomas aboard a Danish slave ship in 1776, Rebecca refused.
He was very close to his maternal great grandmother, who was brought from Africa on a slave ship; it was through her that he developed an appreciation for nature, which became an important element in his work.
The slave ship sailed from the home country with a cargo of manufactured goods.
One could either become fostered to anyone willing to pay for the privilege or be sent away on a slave ship.
Then came an offer from some planters for Crusoe to act as a trader on a slave ship bound for Africa.
That has pretty much been the case since the first slave ship docked in the country back in 1619.
Definition of slave ship in US English:
slave ship
nounˈslāv ˌSHip
historical
A ship transporting slaves, especially one carrying slaves from Africa.
Example sentencesExamples
Then came an offer from some planters for Crusoe to act as a trader on a slave ship bound for Africa.
In 1839, the Spanish slave ship Amistad set sail from Havana, Cuba, to the Island of Principe with 53 Africans aboard including Joseph Cinque, an African prince.
Interestingly, when Moravian officials offered to transport her to St. Thomas aboard a Danish slave ship in 1776, Rebecca refused.
One could either become fostered to anyone willing to pay for the privilege or be sent away on a slave ship.
He was very close to his maternal great grandmother, who was brought from Africa on a slave ship; it was through her that he developed an appreciation for nature, which became an important element in his work.
That has pretty much been the case since the first slave ship docked in the country back in 1619.
His grandmother came to the U.S. on a slave ship from the gold coast of Africa, and he was proud of his African roots.
In 1650 a slave ship sailing from Panama to Lima was wrecked off Ecuador.
The slave ship sailed from the home country with a cargo of manufactured goods.
Well, the world focused on West Africa for more than a week as a reputed slave ship carrying as many as 250 children was reported off the coast.