motor ship

English

Alternative forms

• MS, M/S (abbreviations)

Noun

motor ship (plural motor ships)

1. (nautical) A seagoing vessel powered by an internal combustion engine, usually a diesel. Compare with steamship.

Synonyms

• motor vessel

Translations

ship powered by an internal combustion engine

• Finnish: moottorilaiva (fi), moottorialus (fi)
• Greek: μότορσιπ (el) n (mótorsip)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: motorskip n

  Nynorsk: motorskip n