Thesaurus results for WINDJAMMERS

windjammers

noun

plural of windjammer

as in ships

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

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Unreliable Internet access and declining food quality pushed many residents to leave the ships.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Illinois records indicate that Kostyuk also incorporated Ovogene in 2021, and Ark Cryo — which ships frozen eggs, embryos, and other biomaterials internationally via human courier — in 2020.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of ships

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Millions more went to charters of luxury jets and yachts, motorsport firms and purchases at luxury retailers in Europe.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
The main deck has neither a forward owner’s suite nor a formal salon—as is typical for most yachts in the category—but rather one expansive social space with a spacious central lounge that flows to the aft cockpit and exterior deck.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of yachts

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Participating forces included the frigates Cristóbal Colón and Navarra, the support vessel Carnota, the patrol vessel Relámpago, and a mine-countermeasures diving unit.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of frigates

Noun

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
This past week, activists associated with the Global Sumud Flotilla used three sailboats to confront the Sunaid X, a vessel that local unions identified as supplying the American military installation at Sigonella, Sicily.

— Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of sailboats

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