# Capesize

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. 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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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