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It was the sailless ship of Herr Anton Flettner.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most come from Fedu, a sliver of an island barely 200 yards to the west, rowing back and forth in small, sailless dhonis.

From Time Magazine Archive

To him Bar Noemi related all his wonderful adventures, his marvellous deliverance from the ocean on a sailless, rudderless raft, the loathsome spectacles in Triton's corrupted city, and his fight with the godless giant.

From Tales From J?kai by J?kai, M?r

“That may be your fate,” and her eyes moved sadly over the distant, sailless sea.

From The Pines of Lory by Mitchell, John Ames

He always heaved a sigh of disappointment when he swept the sailless ocean with his glass.

From The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story by Musick, John R. (John Roy)