"motor ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: motor ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} motor ship (plural motor ships)
  1. (nautical) A seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship. Wikipedia link: motor ship Categories (topical): Watercraft Synonyms: motor vessel, MS, M/S [abbreviation] Translations (ship powered by an internal combustion engine): moottorilaiva (Finnish), moottorialus (Finnish), μότορσιπ (mótorsip) [neuter] (Greek), motorskip [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), motorskip [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-motor_ship-en-noun-1LFy4YHr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

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