Found 1 items, similar to Cartel ship.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cartel ship Cartel \Car*tel"\, n. [F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper, dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st Card.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange of prisoners. --Wilhelm. [1913 Webster] 2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single combat. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] Cartel, or Cartel ship, a ship employed in the exchange of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture. [1913 Webster]