sailing ship

noun

1. a large ship equipped with sails.

sailing ship

noun

1. a large sailing vessel

Word History and Origins

Origin of sailing ship¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

But when they went to investigate, they found a 19th Century sailing ship, "loaded to the sides" with champagne, wine, mineral water and porcelain.

From BBC

But with the dawn of the Viking Age and its sailing ships, the strontium in some sacrificed horses suggests origins hundreds of kilometers away across the Baltic Sea, in Finland or central Scandinavia.

From Science Magazine

Safely in the lantern, the flame will depart for France on Saturday on a 19th century sailing ship across the Mediterranean Sea, to make landfall 12 days later in the southern port city of Marseille.

From Seattle Times

There were majestic sailing ships with detailed riggings and portholes, squat tugboats, a pirate ship steered by a mean-looking crew.

From Literature

The idea began when Hay saw an etching of a 19th-century sailing ship in a Fiji museum.

From Science Daily