as in ship
a boat equipped with one or more sails
with no set course to follow, a windjammer sails wherever the wind and the captain's whim takes it
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Recent Examples of windjammer
Take a stroll around the harbor to look at the fishing boats, yachts, and windjammers.
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Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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
Historic windjammers and dozens of other boats bob in Camden’s harbor.
—Heather Eng, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
The thrown-togetherness of a windjammer cruise seems part of the appeal.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2022
But Warren had an advantage: The Rex, converted from a windjammer to a barge, couldn’t move under its own power.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
Cornero spent $200,000 transforming a 300-foot-long former windjammer into a casino.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
Each windjammer is individually owned and operated and offers 3- to 10-night sailing vacations from May through October.
—Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 24 May 2021
But more mainstream companies now are operating sailing ships: Take Windstar, whose three windjammers sail under engine and wind power simultaneously, or Ponant’s namesake three-masted clipper, the first in its fleet.
—Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2019
Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023
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
Historic windjammers and dozens of other boats bob in Camden’s harbor.
—Heather Eng, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
The thrown-togetherness of a windjammer cruise seems part of the appeal.
—Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2022
But Warren had an advantage: The Rex, converted from a windjammer to a barge, couldn’t move under its own power.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
Cornero spent $200,000 transforming a 300-foot-long former windjammer into a casino.
—Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
Each windjammer is individually owned and operated and offers 3- to 10-night sailing vacations from May through October.
—Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 24 May 2021
But more mainstream companies now are operating sailing ships: Take Windstar, whose three windjammers sail under engine and wind power simultaneously, or Ponant’s namesake three-masted clipper, the first in its fleet.
—Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for windjammer
Noun
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It can be transported via pipeline or ship, stored in multiple forms and converted to energy through engines, turbines and fuel cells.—
Heather Reams,
Sun Sentinel,
7 July 2025
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Baltimore fired Brandon Hyde in May, parting ways with a manager who had overseen a top-to-bottom rebuild but one who couldn’t right the ship dating to midway through the 2024 season.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 July 2025
Noun
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In the early morning hours of September 8, 1860, the lumber schooner Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2025
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But some of its valuable cargo washed ashore, and another schooner was able to recover roughly 100,000 feet of lumber.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 June 2025
Noun
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Featuring her husband, Carter Reum, also 44, and their two children, 2-year-old son Phoenix and 19-month-old daughter London, the snaps featured them enjoying meals on their yacht, snorkeling and shopping for souvenirs.—
Clare Fisher,
People.com,
26 June 2025
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As for the upcoming wedding plans, the couple has already kicked off festivities with a return to Bezos’s yacht Koru for a foam party in Croatia.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
25 June 2025
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Salvage recovery crews in Italy slowly raised the sloop from the seabed over three days using one of Europe’s most powerful floating sea cranes.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 June 2025
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According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
Noun
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In 1699, a French frigate called the Maurepas sank in the remote San Blas Islands off the coast of Panama, taking a massive trove of treasure down with it.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
25 June 2025
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When Iran mined the strait in 1988, a mine crippled a U.S. Navy frigate, the Samuel B. Roberts.—
Nicholas D. Kristof,
Mercury News,
24 June 2025
Noun
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The May 18 crash of the Mexican navy sailboat Cuauhtémoc, which had 277 people aboard, killed two people and injured more than a dozen others in a dramatic scene along the New York City waterfront.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
30 June 2025
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The man, William Bradley Miller, came outside of the sailboat’s cabin moments after the collision and boarded a dinghy attached to the vessel to assess the situation.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
Noun
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Photo : Media Hamptons for Corcoran The galley kitchen.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
11 June 2025
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The design duo hired architect Lab Design Collaborative to gut outdated areas like the galley kitchen, open up closed-off spaces and maintain the integrity of the Moroccan-Mediterranean style as created by the gated community’s original architect.—
Catherine Dunwoody,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Temo sought to give boaters a portable, easy-to-handle means of bringing clean, quiet electric propulsion to small vessels like tenders, rowboats and dinghies.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 May 2025
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Pull up the dinghy to The Ranch Escapade, where pristine white sand invites visitors to while away the day with ice-cold drinks and simple, savory Caribbean fare.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Windjammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/windjammer. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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