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Meanings of banana carrier in English

Spanish
barco platanero
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Fast ships engaged in the banana trade designed to transport easily spoiled bananas rapidly from tropical growing areas to northern markets; often carried passengers as well as fruit.

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        Examples for "banana boat"
        1
        My mum came to England on a Jamaica Producers' banana boat.
        The Guardian
        2
        It was hotter than a friggin' banana boat.
        Monday Mourning
        3
        What'd you just get off the banana boat?
        Four to score
        4
        Assistant Commissioner Donald Yamasombi said the only access is by banana boat, for which police have little funding.
        Radio NZ
        5
        Dark grey clouds hover in the distance as our banana boat speeds away from Fatboys towards Kennedy Island.
        News.com.au
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