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Capesize
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English
Etymology
From cape + size, in reference to the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn.
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Capesize (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.
- Synonym: capesized
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