Explore Indiaman through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Indiaman in a sentence
Indiaman meaning
A large ship that traded between Britain and India on behalf of the East India Company.
Synonyms of Indiaman
Using Indiaman
- The main meaning on this page is: A large ship that traded between Britain and India on behalf of the East India Company.
- Useful related words include: sailing vessel, sailing ship.
- In the example corpus, indiaman often appears in combinations such as: east indiaman.
Context around Indiaman
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Indiaman
- In this selection, "indiaman" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, east, west, mounting and especially stand out and add context to how "indiaman" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a west indiaman mounting 22 and an east indiaman especially laid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "indiaman" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with indiaman
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Tsar helped with the construction of an East Indiaman especially laid down for him: Peter and Paul. (18 words)
Leaving Scotland, John Paul commanded a London-registered vessel named Betsy, a West Indiaman mounting 22 guns, engaging in commercial speculation in Tobago for about 18 months. (27 words)
Boarding of the Triton (a British East Indiaman) by the French corsair Hasard Some crews were treated as harshly as naval crews of the time, while others followed the comparatively relaxed rules of merchant ships. (35 words)
Boarding of the Triton (a British East Indiaman) by the French corsair Hasard Some crews were treated as harshly as naval crews of the time, while others followed the comparatively relaxed rules of merchant ships. (35 words)
Leaving Scotland, John Paul commanded a London-registered vessel named Betsy, a West Indiaman mounting 22 guns, engaging in commercial speculation in Tobago for about 18 months. (27 words)
The Tsar helped with the construction of an East Indiaman especially laid down for him: Peter and Paul. (18 words)
Example sentences (3)
Boarding of the Triton (a British East Indiaman) by the French corsair Hasard Some crews were treated as harshly as naval crews of the time, while others followed the comparatively relaxed rules of merchant ships.
Leaving Scotland, John Paul commanded a London-registered vessel named Betsy, a West Indiaman mounting 22 guns, engaging in commercial speculation in Tobago for about 18 months.
The Tsar helped with the construction of an East Indiaman especially laid down for him: Peter and Paul.
Common combinations with indiaman
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: