Chartered
['tʃɑːtəd] or ['tʃɑrtɚd]
Definition
(adj.) hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers; 'a chartered plane'; 'the chartered buses arrived on time' .
Edited by Gillian--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Charter
(a.) Granted or established by charter; having, or existing under, a charter; having a privilege by charter.
(a.) Hired or let by charter, as a ship.
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Examples
- The Chartered Gas Company, established by Mr. Winsor's persevering efforts, has served as the guiding star to all other gas companies in the world. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The school, chartered in 1753, grew ultimately into the University of Pennsylvania. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The very beautiful and substantial side-wheel steamship Quaker City has been chartered for the occasion, and will leave New York June 8th. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- The Government had seized the steamer chartered for Brazil, in order to bring troops from the Yazoo River to New Orleans to stop the rioting. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- The old Scotchman was one of the innocent, chartered libertines of the place, with an unlimited stock of good jokes and stories, but seldom of any practical use. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- We chartered a little steamer and went out there. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- A month later they arrived at Freetown where they chartered a small sailing vessel, the Fuwalda, which was to bear them to their final destination. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
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