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tall ship

noun

Definition of tall ship

as in merchant ship

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Recent Examples of tall ship Get out on the water in a different way with Traverse Tall Ship Company, offering tours aboard the biggest tall ship on Lake Michigan, the 114-foot schooner Manitou. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026 The ferry launch comes as Safe Harbor Marina is separately embroiled in a dispute with the operators of the tall ship Schooner Bill of Rights, a historic vessel that received a termination notice from the marina in March with no reason given. — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 In maritime circles, 1964’s OpSail is often credited with reigniting tall ship events around the world (see last year’s SAIL Amsterdam’s extravaganza, for example), though the appeal resists easy explanation. — Paige Darrah, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Yes, there will be fireworks on the Fourth of July in Bushnell Park in Hartford, a tall ship will sail into Greenwich Harbor in June, and New London and Groton will burn Benedict Arnold in effigy in September. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tall ship

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In October 1784 the Moroccans captured an American merchant ship, the Betsey, and announced that the ship and its crew would be held pending the conclusion of a treaty.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Definition of merchant ship

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Reënactors dressed as British soldiers got in a dory and rowed from the schooner to the beach’s edge.

— Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Built by master Konjo shipwrights in South Sulawesi using dense tropical teak and ironwood, Silolona and its sister phinisi schooner, Si Datu Bua, venture where few travelers have sailed before.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of schooner

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On December 5, the British brig Dei Gratia spotted the Mary Celeste, now nearly 400 nautical miles east of Portugal.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026
Cruise ships have brigs – or onboard jails – where they may be held, or they could be confined to their cabins, The Points Guy reported.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Definition of brig

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Often called Miami’s oldest neighborhood, Coconut Grove sits on Biscayne Bay just south of downtown, with historic waterfront estates, a dense tree canopy, sailboats anchored offshore and restaurants within walking distance.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Born in Idyllwild and raised on a sailboat in San Diego, Bitterman grew up camping and rock climbing in Joshua Tree National Park.

— Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailboat

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China launched Fujian aircraft carrier with three electromagnetic catapults recently.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Private docks that stretch farther than an aircraft carrier is long won’t be built along the Georgia coast after all.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft carrier

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The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.

— Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024

Definition of brigantine

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