windjammer

noun

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

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with no set course to follow, a windjammer sails wherever the wind and the captain's whim takes it
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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

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First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of windjammer was in 1880

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windjammer

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