passenger ship

noun

A ship whose primary function is to carry passengers.

Meanings

nounpassenger ship (plural passenger ships)

plural passenger ships

  1. A ship whose primary function is to carry passengers.

Translations

Bulgarian пъ́тнически ко́раб
  • пъ́тнически ко́раб (pắtničeski kórab)type of ship
Chinese Mandarin 客輪 /客轮, 客船
  • 客輪 /客轮 (kèlún)type of ship
  • 客船 (kèchuán)type of ship
Finnish matkustajalaiva
  • matkustajalaivatype of ship
French navire à passagers
  • navire à passagerstype of ship
German Passagierschiff, Passagierdampfer
  • Passagierschifftype of ship
  • Passagierdampfertype of ship
Hebrew אנית נוסעים
  • אנית נוסעים (oniyat nos'im)type of ship
Italian nave passeggeri
  • nave passeggeritype of ship
Japanese 旅客船, 客船
  • 旅客船 (ryokyakusen)type of ship
  • 客船 (kyakusen)type of ship
Norwegian Bokmål passasjerskip
  • passasjerskiptype of ship
Polish statek pasażerski
  • statek pasażerskitype of ship
Russian пассажи́рский кора́бль, пассажи́рское су́дно
  • пассажи́рский кора́бль (passažírskij koráblʹ)type of ship
  • пассажи́рское су́дно (passažírskoje súdno)type of ship
Cite this entry
APA

passenger ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passenger%20ship

MLA

“passenger ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passenger%20ship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “passenger ship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/passenger%20ship.

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