clipper-built
[ klip-er-bilt ]
adjectiveNautical.
(of a hull) having fast lines, with a high ratio of length to beam and a fine entrance.
Origin of clipper-built
1First recorded in 1825–35
Words Nearby clipper-built
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How to use clipper-built in a sentence
The vessel in which he found himself was not by any means what we should style clipper-built—quite the reverse.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne"Looks mighty fine in them clipper-built city clothes, Red does," he reflected.
Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. RichmondShe was a clipper-built schooner, carrying fourteen guns, and a crew of one hundred and twenty men.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.The schooner was one of the clipper-built craft, for which Baltimore ship-builders were famous the world over.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Would God that I were left alone to—but—nay, do not be alarmed; perhaps I am wrong; it may be a—a clipper-built trading vessel.
The World of Ice | R.M. Ballantyne
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