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tall ship
noun[ C ]
(alsotallship)uk /ˈtɔːl ˌʃɪp/ us /ˈtɑːl ˌʃɪp/
a large ship with sails(= a sheet of material attached to a pole to catch the wind and make the ship move), typically of a type used in the past and having more than one mast(= tall pole):
I imagined a tall ship sailing by.
The tall ships will make a dramatic entrance at the port for the town's maritime festival.
The tallship is most famous for appearing in a TV show.
For over two hundred years the lighthouse has flashed a warning to everyone from captains of tall ships to modern sailors.
The tall ship "Lion of London" sailed from London to Morocco in 1551.
Thousands of people watched the tall ships cruise the river.
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