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Definition of Sailing vessel

1. Noun. A vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts.

Definition of Sailing vessel

1. Noun. A sailboat or sailing ship. ¹

2. Noun. An ice yacht. ¹

3. Noun. A land yacht. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sailing Vessel

Literary usage of Sailing vessel

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution: And Laws of the United States by John Bouvier (1874)
"Second, a steam-vessel and a sailing-vessel going large, when about to meet, should each port her helm and pass on the larboard side of the other. 1 W. Rob. ..."

2. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"Australia; but even in the trade over these routes the steamer is competing successfully with the sailing vessel. When the Panama Canal is opened the ..."

3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The first period, that of the sailing vessel creeping along the shores or ... The period of the sailing vessel, guided by the observation of the shores or ..."

4. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"When the Panama Canal is opened the steamer will still further narrow the sphere of the sailing vessel. The sailing vessel will doubtless be used for some ..."

5. Ocean and Inland Water Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson (1906)
"Australia; but even in the trade over these routes the steamer is competing successfully with the sailing vessel. When the Panama Canal is opened the ..."

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