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Meanings of sail ships in English
Large wind-powered water vessel.
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Examples for "sailing ship"
Examples for "sailing ship"
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Commerce was still exclusively carried on by the sailing ship and canal-boat.
2
She is a sailing ship, and yet appears to row very fast.
3
A sailing ship, with sails flapping, was becalmed some distance from shore.
4
But what about the sailing ship that was to port of us?
5
We sailed from the Broomielaw of Glasgow in the 800-ton sailing ship Wiscasset.
1
The Argentine sailing vessel the ARA Libertad docked in the capital yesterday.
2
A sailing vessel might be found the best adapted for the work.
3
After many delays she came in a sailing vessel, but came alone.
4
It is not a sailing vessel, neither can it be a steamer.
5
It was an older wreck and a sailing vessel, not a steamer.
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Who's to pull or steer or sail ship if he loses yer?
2
Sailing ships travel faster when tacking than when sailing with the wind.
3
Sailormen always drive that way, because that is the way they sail ships.
4
Ash Wednesday, like a great gray- sailed ship, was seen coming large into port.
5
Now from the gray mists of the ocean, the white- sailed ships of Fingal appeared.
1
The ocean was traversed by sailing ships-theybrought our merchandise and mails.
2
Not nowadays, but in the old days when they had sailing ships.
3
We excel in the dance and are unsurpassed in sailing ships.
4
Some of the things he built included steam locomotives, aeroplanes and sailing ships.
5
Eventually he made captain after years of rough and tumble on sailing ships.
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The line of canoes swept past the sailing vessels with a cheer.
2
These were not the men who wanted steamboats and fast sailing vessels.
3
The only records broken to-day by sailing vessels are those for slowness.
4
Swift sailing vessels, manned by bold seamen, infested every avenue of commerce.
5
Warships a century ago were sailing vessels; now we have dreadnoughts.
1
Behead a sail vessel, and leave a small narrow opening.
2
The ship was the world's only surviving example of an "extreme clipper", regarded as the ultimate development of a merchant sail vessel.
3
Navigation.-Sailingvessels were known to the Peruvians and the Central Americans.
4
Yes, there's the reason too- alargesquare-rigged ,white-sailedvessel coming round the point.
5
Sailing vessels aren't allowed to show any above their side lights.
1
In 1854 there were two steamboats and five sail vessels.
2
The emigrant ships, both sail vessels and steamers, anchor in the river after entering the port.
3
Since my residence at Haddam neck, I have owned of boats, canoes and sail vessels, not less than twenty.
4
The Detroit shipping-office has published the names of ninety-six sail vessels that have been engaged in the iron trade the past year.
5
In 1855 there were twenty-three steamers, and ten sail vessels; and in 1856 forty steamers and sixteen sail vessels.
Usage of sail ships in English
1
Sailormen always drive that way, because that is the way they sail ships.
2
They used wind to turn mills and sail ships and water to turn crude wheels.
3
They cannot sail ships without keels or masts.
4
Well, then, Musa, you may go to those who sail ships with the blessing of Kondaro upon you.
5
Now from the gray mists of the ocean, the white- sailed ships of Fingal appeared.
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E. Keble Chatterton, " Sailing Ships: The Story of their Development" (1909).
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Those white- sailed ships are mine.
8
Sailing Ships in Space?
9
And in this second day's fight Swaran was the victor, but while the battle still raged white- sailed ships appeared upon the sea.
10
But ere long, great Hercules returned, as he had promised; and with him came a fleet of white- sailed ships and many warriors.
11
In the 'Redford burn of happy memories' they sailed ships richly laden with whin pods for vanilla, and yellow lichen for gold.
12
Tied up at the wharves, were the smaller, yellow and white- sailed ships which crossed the channel between the mainland and the island empire.
13
"Two brown- sailed ships," said I.
14
"One envies men like you who build railways and sail ships," she said, and now Lister wondered where she led.
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