tall ship
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mexicans are mourning the death of two young Navy cadets who were killed on Saturday when the training tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc crashed into Brooklyn Bridge.
From BBC • May 19, 2025
In the background you can see the Olympic flame arriving on a three-mast tall ship into the French port of Marseille, having sailed from Greece, and the high-rolling waves representing surfing events in Tahiti.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024
Memoir ‘All Hands on Deck’ recalls the voyage of a tall ship from Rhode Island to San Diego, where it became the HMS Surprise in the movie ‘Master and Commander.’
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2023
In keeping with the nautical theme, please enjoy Bill Belichick’s tall ship commemorative plate.
From Slate • Apr. 23, 2020
“What are ye, bearers of armor, dressed in mail-coats, that have thus come riding your tall ship over the sea- road, winter-cold ocean, here to Daneland?”
From "Grendel" by John Gardner
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