windjammer

noun

wind·​jam·​mer ˈwin(d)-ˌja-mər 

: a sailing ship

also : one of its crew

windjamming

ˈwin(d)-ˌja-miŋ 

noun

Synonyms of windjammer

• ship
• schooner
• yacht
• sloop
• frigate
• sailboat
• galley
• dinghy

Examples of windjammer in a Sentence

with no set course to follow, a windjammer sails wherever the wind and the captain's whim takes it

Recent Examples on the Web

Take a stroll around the harbor to look at the fishing boats, yachts, and windjammers. — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023

With its trio of windjammers, setting sail on one of its handsome ships is a novel experience of the most sophisticated kind. — Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2024

Along the rocky coast, maritime traditions endure through historic lighthouses, windjammers, and working waterfronts. — Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025

Schooner Heritage, Rockland Cast your troubles to the wind with an all-inclusive sailing vacation onboard the Schooner Heritage, a Maine windjammer that cruises Penobscot Bay. — Hilary Nangle, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2023

There are a ton of cruises out there, from the windjammer sailings in Maine’s Penobscot Bay to luxury 20-passenger yacht sailings in the Galápagos with the Relais & Chateau cruise brand Ecoventura. — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026

Now known as Sail4th 250, the parade of ships is a successor to Operation Sail, the international flotilla of schooners and barques and windjammers brought into New York Harbor half a dozen times starting in 1964. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

windjammer

noun

wind·​jam·​mer ˈwin(d)-ˌjam-ər 

: a sailing ship