sailing ship

noun

1. a large ship equipped with sails.

sailing ship

noun

1. a large sailing vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailing ship¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

A historic Clydebuilt sailing ship has been towed out to sea off the coast of Hawaii and deliberately sunk, prompting outrage from maritime conservation groups.

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The vessels are divided into four classes, ranging from large sailing ships to smaller single-masted boats.

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Authorities in New York are investigating the site where a Mexican sailing ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge for clues about how the fatal collision occurred.

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But when they went to investigate, they found a 19th Century sailing ship, "loaded to the sides" with champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain.

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But with the dawn of the Viking Age and its sailing ships, the strontium in some sacrificed horses suggests origins hundreds of kilometers away across the Baltic Sea, in Finland or central Scandinavia.

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