Definition of Indiaman

1. Noun. A large sailing ship that was engaged in the British trade with India.

Generic synonyms: Sailing Ship, Sailing Vessel

Definition of Indiaman

1. n. A large vessel in the India trade.

Definition of Indiaman

1. Noun. (nautical) A large ship that traded between Britain and India on behalf of the w:East India Company East India Company ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Indiaman

Independency
Independent Olympic Participants
Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Samoa
Independentism
Inderal
India-rubber fig
India-rubber plant
India-rubber tree
India ink
India ink capsule stain
India pale ale
India pale ales
India rubber
Indiaman (current term)
Indiamen
Indian
Indian English
Indian Game
Indian Mutiny
Indian Ocean
Indian Peacock
Indian Peacocks
Indian agent
Indian apple
Indian arrowroot
Indian banyan
Indian bean
Indian beech

Literary usage of Indiaman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Annual Registeredited by Edmund Burke edited by Edmund Burke (1826)
"Dictator, W. Indiaman, on the coast of Ireland, xliii 4 . ... Lady Burgess, E. Indiaman, at the Cape de Verd islands, xlviii 416 .... several of the Jamaica ..."

2. Haydn's Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information Relating to All Ages by Benjamin Vincent, Joseph Haydn (1906)
"Indiaman ; 386 persons perished, 6 Jan. ¡aman. with immense wealth on board, ... 1805 Abergavenny, East Indiaman, on the Bill uf Port33 Oct. „ Aurora, ..."

3. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1786)
"... Indiaman), Captain Richard Pierce, ... -Indiaman is already known to the public, ... Indiaman ..."

4. Tegg's Dictionary of Chronology: Or, Historical and Statistical Register by Thomas Tegg (1854)
"23, 1802 The Hindostan East Indiaman went to pieces on the Culvers Jan. ... 30, 1803 The Nautilus East Indiaman, on the Ladrones...Nov. 18, 1803 Nov. ..."

5. Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote by Hugh Murray, James Wilson, Robert Kaye Greville, Robert Jameson, Whitelaw Ainslie, William Rhind, William Wallace, Clarence Dalrymple (1832)
"Size and Appointments of an Indiaman—Promotion of ... India—Madeira—Daily Routine on board an Indiaman—Amusements of the Passengers—Observation of Sunday— ..."

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