"tall ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tall ships [plural]
Etymology: tall + ship Etymology templates: {{com|en|tall|ship}} tall + ship Head templates: {{en-noun}} tall ship (plural tall ships)
  1. A large sailing ship with multiple masts and rigged sails, usually used as a training vessel. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: lofty ship Derived forms: mackerel sky and mare's-tails make tall ships carry low sails Translations (Translations): Großsegler [masculine] (German), אֳנִיַּת מִפְרָשִׂים קְלָסִית (oniyat mifrasim klasit) [feminine] (Hebrew), nave d'alto bordo [feminine] (Italian)

Inflected forms

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