Phrase guide

passenger ship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A ship whose primary function is to carry passengers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: merchant ship, merchantman, ship, watercraft, vessel

2

noun

Meaning 2

a ship built to carry passengers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ship

Narrower terms: liner, ocean liner

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: пъ́тнически ко́раб (pǎ́tničeski kórab) — type of ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客輪 /客轮 (kèlún) — type of ship
  • Chinese Mandarin: 客船 (kèchuán) — type of ship
  • Finnish: matkustajalaiva — type of ship
  • French: navire à passagers — type of ship
  • German: Passagierschiff — type of ship
  • German: Passagierdampfer — type of ship
  • Hebrew: אנית נוסעים (oniyat nos'im) — type of ship
  • Italian: nave passeggeri — type of ship
  • Japanese: 旅客船 (ryokyakusen) — type of ship
  • Japanese: 客船 (kyakusen) — type of ship
  • Norwegian Bokmål: passasjerskip — type of ship
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: passasjerskip — type of ship
  • Polish: statek pasażerski — type of ship
  • Russian: пассажи́рский кора́бль (passažírskij koráblʹ) — type of ship
  • Russian: пассажи́рское су́дно (passažírskoje súdno) — type of ship