sailing ship

noun

: a ship that has sails

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Read on for six sailing ship lines worth considering for your next vacation at sea. — Jane Woolridge, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 May 2026 As the world’s oldest active sailing ship, the Star of India is still seaworthy and sails regularly. — Marsha Sutton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Nov. 2025 The 19th-century sailing ship with authentic rigging was built in a parking lot outside their Toronto studio, with an ice esplanade to get up to it. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025 During recent propulsion trials, the vessel reached about 14 mph under sail alone in winds of around 23 mph, which the builder says is unprecedented for a sailing ship of this size. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sailing ship

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“Sailing ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sailing%20ship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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