windjammer
IPA: wˈɪndʒʌmɝ
noun
- (US, slang, dated) One who plays a wind instrument, especially a bugler in the army.
- (nautical) A sailing ship; especially a large, iron-hulled, square-rigged ship with three or more masts.
- (nautical) A member of the crew of a ship of this kind.
- (US, slang) A windbag, a loquacious person.
- A weatherproof jacket (windcheater).
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Examples of "windjammer" in Sentences
- It is currently being operated as a windjammer.
- This phrase eventually became known as windjammer.
- The prestige of having served aboard a windjammer is no small matter.
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