"coffin ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coffin ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coffin ship (plural coffin ships)
  1. (historical) A ship that carried Irish emigrants escaping the potato famine, usually with an extremely high death rate onboard. Wikipedia link: coffin ship Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-coffin_ship-en-noun-je5SjyO- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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