WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
fac′tory ship′, 
    1. Nautical, Naval Termsa whaling ship equipped to process killed whales and to transport the oil and by-products.
    2. Nautical, Naval TermsAlso called fac′tory trawl′er. a large fishing vessel, usually a stern trawler, equipped for processing and freezing fish at sea.
    • 1925–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
factory ship
  1. a fishing boat that processes the fish that are caught
'factory ship' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
killer boat - slipway - whaler

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