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CARGO SHIPS Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase cargo ships. (exact relations)
There are 14 hypernyms of the phrase cargo ships. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for CARGO SHIPS

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boat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

verb

• ride in a boat on water

carrier
nounn
noun

• someone whose employment involves carrying something

• a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

• a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

• an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

• a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

• a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

• a man who delivers the mail

• a boy who delivers newspapers

• (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

• a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

• (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring

freighter
nounn
noun

• a cargo ship

ship
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vessel that carries passengers or freight

verb

• transport commercially

• hire for work on a ship

• go on board

• travel by ship

• place on board a ship

transport
verb, nounv, n
noun

• something that serves as a means of transportation

• an exchange of molecules (and their kinetic energy and momentum) across the boundary between adjacent layers of a fluid or across cell membranes

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

• a mechanism that transports magnetic tape across the read/write heads of a tape playback/recorder

• the act of moving something from one location to another

verb

• move something or somebody around; usually over long distances

• move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

• hold spellbound

• transport commercially

• send from one person or place to another

vessel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a tube in which a body fluid circulates

• a craft designed for water transportation

• an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

shipping
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

• conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

merchant marine
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• the crew of a merchant vessel

• conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

merchant vessels
nounn
noun

• conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

Best Hypernyms For CARGO SHIPS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cargo ships, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (14)
conveyance boat carrier craft freighter maritime naval seafaring seagoing ship transport transportation vessel watercraft

Alternatives for BOAT

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