coffin ship
coffin ship · coffin ships
A ship that carried Irish emigrants escaping the potato famine, usually with an…A ship that carried Irish emigrants escaping the potato famine, usually with an extremely high death rate onboard.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A ship that carried Irish emigrants escaping the potato famine, usually with an extremely high death rate onboard.
Forms
plural: coffin ships| Singular | coffin ship |
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