Capesize
Of a freight ship or oil tanker: exceeding the maximum dimensions of all major canals,…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.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)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.
Origin
From cape + size, in reference to the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.From cape + size, in reference to the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.
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