tall ship
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
The organization also offers separate tours of a Mayflower II reproduction tall ship.
From Washington Post ● May 13, 2022
The steam-powered tugboats would then race out to meet the tall ship, and the first one to reach the ship would get the coveted job of bringing it into port.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
The famous landmark was scheduled to open this afternoon to allow a large wooden tall ship through, but it appears to have become jammed in place.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2021
“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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