English Explanatory Dictionary

self-discharger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ship that is able to discharge its cargo using its own gear, often by means of an excavator fitted on a traverse running over the vessel's entire hatch, and able to move sideways.

Word forms

self-discharger self-dischargers

Etymology

From self- + discharger.

Synonyms

self-unloader
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