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tall ship

tall ship noun: a large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.

Noun

tall ship (plural tall ships)

  1. A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.
    • the Rose of Devon had been an ancient craft when King James died and King Charles succeeded to the throne. But she was a fine tall ship and staunch notwithstanding her years, and there was newly gilded carving on bow and stern and a new band of crimson ran her length.1923, Charles Boardman Hawes, The Dark Frigate, Chapter 6
    Synonyms:
    lofty ship

Synonyms of tall ship

Forms of tall ship

pluraltall ships

Origin of tall ship

From tall + ship.

Words formed from tall ship

Questions about tall ship

What does tall ship mean?
Tall ship means a large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel.
What part of speech is tall ship?
Tall ship is a noun.
What is the plural of tall ship?
The plural of tall ship is tall ships.

Words near tall ship in the dictionary

  1. tall poppy
  2. tall poppy syndrome
  3. tall reed
  4. tall reeds
  5. tall s
  6. tall ship
  7. tall ships
  8. tall stories
  9. tall story
  10. tall tale
  11. tall tales

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