单词 | windjammer |
释义 | windjammer Waterwind·jam·mer /ˈwɪndˌdʒæmə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] TTWa large sailing ship of the type that was used for trade in the 19th century 〔19世纪贸易用的〕大帆船 Examples from the Corpus windjammer• As a boy I had read a lot of sea stories and indulged in fancies of rounding the Horn in a windjammer.• He had sailed before the mast in a windjammer, and then become a stoker.• Next day we passed Beachy Head and the Isle of Wight and in the evening saw a windjammer.• Lincoln imps, windjammer bells, lighthouses, anchor thermometers, knights in armour, wishing wells, everything. (1800-1900) Because the large sails “jam” or block the wind |
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