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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 timesplay

  Familiarity information: CLIPPER SHIP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CLIPPER SHIP (noun)


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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