Capesize

English

adj
Definitions
  • Of a freight ship or oil tanker: exceeding the maximum dimensions of all major canals (Panama, Suez, etc.), therefore having to use one of the Cape routes to pass from ocean to ocean.

Etymology

Compound from English cape + English size.

Origin

English

size

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