clipper ship

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   a fast sailing ship used in former times

   Synonymsclipper

   Broadersailing vessel

Questions about clipper ship

What does clipper ship mean?

clipper ship means "a fast sailing ship used in former times".

What is another word for clipper ship?

Close synonyms include clipper. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is clipper ship a common word?

clipper ship is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.