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CLIPPER SHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does clipper ship mean?
• CLIPPER SHIP (noun)
The noun CLIPPER SHIP has 1 sense:
1. a fast sailing ship used in former times
Familiarity information: CLIPPER SHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fast sailing ship used in former times
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
clipper; clipper ship
Hypernyms ("clipper ship" is a kind of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
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