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tall ship

noun

Definition of tall ship

as in merchant ship

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Recent Examples of tall ship Get out on the water in a different way with Traverse Tall Ship Company, offering tours aboard the biggest tall ship on Lake Michigan, the 114-foot schooner Manitou. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026 The ferry launch comes as Safe Harbor Marina is separately embroiled in a dispute with the operators of the tall ship Schooner Bill of Rights, a historic vessel that received a termination notice from the marina in March with no reason given. — Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026 In maritime circles, 1964’s OpSail is often credited with reigniting tall ship events around the world (see last year’s SAIL Amsterdam’s extravaganza, for example), though the appeal resists easy explanation. — Paige Darrah, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 May 2026 Yes, there will be fireworks on the Fourth of July in Bushnell Park in Hartford, a tall ship will sail into Greenwich Harbor in June, and New London and Groton will burn Benedict Arnold in effigy in September. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tall ship

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In October 1784 the Moroccans captured an American merchant ship, the Betsey, and announced that the ship and its crew would be held pending the conclusion of a treaty.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Definition of merchant ship

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Slate chips replace the usual bark or mulch, and layered plantings, custom window boxes and a medallion set into the rear of the fireplace show the same level of care found indoors.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
As the tree grew, the metal bands cut into the trunk and branches, in some places disappearing beneath a scar-like covering of bark.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

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In a matter of years, Kapoor went from owning a multimillion-dollar home in Cocoplum and captaining a 68-foot yacht to living in federal custody.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
The screens are connected to cameras around the yacht that convert the walls from display to giant virtual windows at the touch of a button.

— Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of yacht

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Cruise ships have brigs – or onboard jails – where they may be held, or they could be confined to their cabins, The Points Guy reported.

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Word around baseball is all the losing has turned the Mets clubhouse, which has already been fractured these past couple years, into a joyless brig.

— Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Definition of brig

Noun

This image also appears to show China’s first-ever aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, moored nearby.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Those attacks have also led to problems with resupplying Navy vessels, including the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which has drawn national attention for its extended deployment supporting operations in the Middle East.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of aircraft carrier

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The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.

— Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024

Definition of brigantine

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