ocean greyhound
Britishnoun
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As the yacht stood directly in the path of the oncoming ocean greyhound, and flew signals of distress which she could not disregard, the great ship was forced to heave to.
From His Lordship's Leopard A Truthful Narration of Some Impossible Facts by David Dwight Wells
"Johnson's right upper-cut is described as the piston of an ocean greyhound making twenty-seven knots," said the man, taking no notice of the answer, and speaking in awestruck tones.
From Essays in Rebellion by Henry W. Nevinson
The wind was shouting through our rigging, the Mary Rebecca was half over on her side and rushing ahead like an ocean greyhound.
From Tales of the Fish Patrol by George Varian
Another great ocean greyhound, of the Hamburg-American line, neared them at Norton Point.
From Atlantis by Adele Szold Seltzer
Steadily the ocean greyhound plowed its way through the dark swells of the Atlantic.
From Sons and Fathers by Harry Stillwell Edwards
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