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Definitions of sailing ship
Definition that contains sailing ship
  • smack a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
  • bark a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
  • windjammer a large sailing ship
  • clipper a fast sailing ship used in former times
  • galleon a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
  • barque a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
  • ratline (nautical) a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
  • brass monkey a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships
  • ship's chandler a dealer in sails and ropes and other supplies for sailing ships
  • felucca a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
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