banana boat
noun[C]
uk/bəˈnɑː.nə ˌbəʊt/us/bəˈnæn.ə ˌboʊt/aboatdesignedtocarrybananasfromtropicalplaces, sometimes also used bypassengerstotravelon:
Mydadcame to New York City from Puerto Rico in 1937literallyonabananaboat.
WeleftEnglandonSeptember9th by abananaboatboundfor theWestIndies.
- Hevividlydescribesthesmallvillages,markets,whitesandsandbananaboatsof Jamaica.
- Dorothylovedtravelandthoughtnothing ofsleepingon aluggagerackor thedeckof abananaboat.
- Imethim on abananaboatin which I wasworkingmypassagefrom Southampton to Rio de Janeiro.
- Take abananaboatfrom the Kentcoastto theDominicanRepublic,Panamaand Costa Rica and back.
- Hisintellectualcuriosityleadshim tofascinatingpartsof theworld, often ininterestingways-acrossthe Atlantic in abananaboat, forexample.
Passenger, cargo & military ships
- car ferry
- clipper
- container ship
- Corvette
- cutter
- flagship
- hydrofoil
- icebreaker
- liner
- oil tanker
- paddle steamer
- side-wheeler
- slaver
- steamboat
- steamer
- submersible
- supertanker
- transport ship
- troopship
- U-boat