tall ship

noun

: a sailing vessel with at least two masts
especially : square-rigger

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Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc crew dangle from rigging after striking NYC bridge Crew members of the Mexican navy tall ship Cuauhtémoc dangle from the ship’s rigging after striking the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2025 Spencer Platt/Getty Images The tall ship drifted backward and ultimately struck the Brooklyn Bridge, snapping off the tops of the masts as some sailors clung to wires for safety. Naveen Dhaliwal, CBS News, 19 May 2025 The crippled tall ship, which is roughly the length of a football field, remains docked at Pier 36 in Manhattan where the Coast Guard is assessing the damage. David Matthews, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025 The Mexican Navy tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend did not issue any distress calls before the collision, but instead requested support, Mexico's Navy chief said. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tall ship

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of tall ship was circa 1548

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“Tall ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tall%20ship. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

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tall ship

noun
: a sailing vessel with at least two masts
especially : square-rigger

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