zǐ​mǔ​chuán

barge carrier

子母船 zǐ​mǔ​chuán
barge carrier
A large vessel (mother ship) used to transport smaller boats or barges (sub-ships), typically equipped with cranes for cargo transshipment; a LASH ship
coordinated warships
A pair consisting of a large warship and a small warship that cooperate with each other

Frequency

Written text
0.003 per million

Sources

Frequency data
BCC Corpus (BLCU)