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Capesize

adj

Etymology

From cape + size, in reference to the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.

  1. derived from *sed-✻
  2. derived from assideo
  3. derived from cise
  4. inherited from syse
  5. compounded as capesize — “cape + size”

Definitions

  1. Of a freight ship or oil tanker

    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.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Capesize.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA