windjammer

noun

wind·​jam·​mer ˈwin(d)-ˌja-mər How to pronounce windjammer (audio)
: a sailing ship
also : one of its crew
windjamming noun

Examples of windjammer in a Sentence

with no set course to follow, a windjammer sails wherever the wind and the captain's whim takes it
Recent Examples on the Web Take a stroll around the harbor to look at the fishing boats, yachts, and windjammers. Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2023 Schooner Heritage, Rockland Cast your troubles to the wind with an all-inclusive sailing vacation onboard the Schooner Heritage, a Maine windjammer that cruises Penobscot Bay. Hilary Nangle, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2023 Historic windjammers and dozens of other boats bob in Camden’s harbor. Heather Eng, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023 The thrown-togetherness of a windjammer cruise seems part of the appeal. Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Apr. 2022 But Warren had an advantage: The Rex, converted from a windjammer to a barge, couldn’t move under its own power. Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021 Cornero spent $200,000 transforming a 300-foot-long former windjammer into a casino. Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021 Each windjammer is individually owned and operated and offers 3- to 10-night sailing vacations from May through October. Margie Goldsmith, Forbes, 24 May 2021 But more mainstream companies now are operating sailing ships: Take Windstar, whose three windjammers sail under engine and wind power simultaneously, or Ponant’s namesake three-masted clipper, the first in its fleet. Mark Ellwood, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Dec. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of windjammer was in 1880

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“Windjammer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/windjammer. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

windjammer

noun
wind·​jam·​mer ˈwin(d)-ˌjam-ər How to pronounce windjammer (audio)
: a sailing ship
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