Baltimore clipper

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noun

a small, fast American sailing vessel of the early 19th century, having a sharp hull form and two masts with a pronounced rake and carrying a brig or schooner rig.

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Origin of Baltimore clipper

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Words nearby Baltimore clipper

Baltic Shield, Baltic States, Baltimore, Baltimore Canyon, Baltimore chop, Baltimore clipper, Baltimore heater, Baltimore oriole, Balto-Slavic, Balto-Slavonic, Baluch

How to use Baltimore clipper in a sentence

The phone is apparently the one he took from his girlfriend after shooting her outside Baltimore and heading for New York.
Exclusive: Inside a Cop-Killer’s Final Hours|Michael Daly|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Horse You Came in On Saloon, Baltimore Horse-themed bars must be bad luck for famous authors.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had shot and wounded his ex-girlfriend early that morning in Baltimore and headed for his native Brooklyn.
Two Cops ‘Assassinated’ in Brooklyn|Michael Daly|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Janay admits that Baltimore Ravens officials urged her to apologize along with her husband.
Janay Rice: Ravens Fed Me Apology Script|Jack Holmes, The Daily Beast Video|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

So outraged he swung into action and summoned the former Baltimore Ravens running back to the NFL Vatican on Park Avenue.
The $44 Million Teflon Don of the NFL|Mike Barnicle|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Their commander, however, surrendered himself prisoner, and went on board the Baltimore with his family.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
Mis' Calvert, she saw you in a lane, or somethin', and fetched you back to that Baltimore city where the both of you lived.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
Isn't our new home lots prettier than the little brick house where we used to live—77 Brown Street, Baltimore!
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
If I could only get hold of some of the strong, idle, colored men loafing the streets of Baltimore!
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
The vessel in which he found himself was not by any means what we should style clipper-built—quite the reverse.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands|R.M. Ballantyne