Word: poshest
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...swarming over the newly launched, most luxurious superliner of Britain's maritime fleet. It is the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.'s 45,000-ton, $42 million superliner, Canberra. Sailing for P. & O., which coined the word "posh,"-the 740-ft. Canberra will be one of the poshest ships afloat, with a cruising speed of 27½ knots, air conditioning throughout, and closed-circuit television for passengers while the ship is at sea. Designed with an aluminum superstructure to save weight, and engines aft to give passengers more deck space, the liner will carry as many passengers...