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windjammer

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wind·jam·mer  (wndjmr)
n.
A large sailing ship.
windjamming n.
windjammer
Noun
History a large merchant sailing ship
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Noun1.windjammerwindjammer - a large sailing ship
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts


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It chanced, some time ago, that I made a voyage of one hundred and forty-eight days in a windjammer around the Horn.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
In the little harbour came tramps from Spain and the Levant, ships of small tonnage; and now and then a windjammer was borne in by the winds of romance.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
But I am mate, now, and when I pay off at 'Frisco, maybe with five hundred dollars, I will ship myself on a windjammer round the Horn to Liverpool, which will give me more money; and then I will pay my passage from there home.
The Sea Wolf by London, Jack View in context
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