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razee
[ rey-zee ]
noun
- a ship, especially a warship, reduced in height by the removal of the upper deck.
verb (used with object)
, ra·zeed, ra·zee·ing.
- to cut down (a wooden ship) by removing the upper deck.
razee
/ ˈræziː /
noun
- a sailing ship that has had its upper deck or decks removed
verb
- to remove the upper deck or decks of (a sailing ship)
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of razee1
C19: from French rasée shaved close, from raser to raze
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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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