razee

[ rey-zee ]

noun

1. a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.

verb (used with object)

, ra·zeed, ra·zee·ing.

1. to cut down (a wooden ship) by removing the upper deck.

razee

/ ˈræziː /

noun

1. a sailing ship that has had its upper deck or decks removed

verb

1. to remove the upper deck or decks of (a sailing ship)

Word History and Origins

Origin of razee¹

1785–95; < French ( vaisseau ) rasé razed (ship), past participle of raser to raze

Word History and Origins

Origin of razee¹

C19: from French rasée shaved close, from raser to raze

Example Sentences

In that riot of tempest and ruck of sea he was straining his eyes, trying to get a glimpse of the hulk on Razee.

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Hope almost failed to reassure him as he gazed first at the departing lighters and then at the ice-panoplied hulk on Razee.

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I don't know just what is under her in the way of ledges—never knew much about old Razee.

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A benignant sun in a cloudless sky had enlisted himself as a member of the wrecking crew on Razee Reef.

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But by word of mouth from straying fishermen and captains of packets he had been assured that the steamer still stuck on Razee.

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