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Recent Examples of windjammer Take a stroll around the harbor to look at the fishing boats, yachts, and windjammers. 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
  • Many ships have also opted to sail only during daylight hours to avoid nighttime risks.
    , CNBC, 25 June 2025
  • That’s typically a military strategy to ensure your fighting ships and planes aren’t destroyed in case of an attack.
    Meg Kinnard, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
  • Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • The frigates feature advanced electronic warfare and sensor suites.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • Denmark is also moving to bolster its military presence in Greenland, some 1,500 miles from the Danish mainland, including with fighter jets to patrol the western coastline toward the US and a navy frigate, per Greenland’s parliament.
    Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The Mark Hotel’s one-of-a-kind 70-foot Herreshoff sailboat returns to New York, offering an elegant way to take in the city.
    Merritt Johnson, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
  • Stroll to a 17th century fortress Walk along the Quai de Rive Neuve past thousands of sailboat masts, and Fort St.-Nicolas, one of the two fortresses that mirror each other across the harbor, will appear.
    Lily Radziemski, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • Photo : Media Hamptons for Corcoran The galley kitchen.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 11 June 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 1 Jul. 2025.

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