windjammer
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++wind·jam·mer /ˈwɪndˌdʒæmə $ -ər/ noun [countable] TTWa large sailing ship of the type that was used for trade in the 19th century 〔19世纪贸易用的〕大帆船
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windjammer• As a boy I had read a lot of sea stories and indulged in fancies of rounding the Horn in a windjammer.• He had sailed before the mast in a windjammer, and then become a stoker.• Next day we passed Beachy Head and the Isle of Wight and in the evening saw a windjammer.• Lincoln imps, windjammer bells, lighthouses, anchor thermometers, knights in armour, wishing wells, everything.Origin windjammer (1800-1900) Because the large sails “jam” or block the windwind·jam·mer nounChineseSyllable
large ship sailing a the Corpus of type
windjammer
wind‧jam‧mer /ˈwɪndˌdʒæmə $ -ər/
noun [countable]
wind‧jam‧mer /ˈwɪndˌdʒæmə $ -ər/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Because the large sails 'jam' or block the wind
a large sailing ship of the type that was used for trade in the 19th century
Origin: Because the large sails 'jam' or block the wind