Definitions for windjammer
ˈwɪndˌdʒæm ər, ˈwɪn-wind·jam·mer

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1. windjammernoun

   a large sailing ship

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1. windjammernoun

   a large iron-hulled square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts

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1. Windjammer

   A windjammer is a commercial sailing ship with multiple masts that may be square rigged, or fore-and-aft rigged, or a combination of the two. The informal term "windjammer" arose during the transition from the Age of Sail to the Age of Steam during the 19th century. The Oxford English Dictionary records the word "windjamming" from 1886 and "windjammer" with reference to a ship from 1892. The term has evolved to include such a vessel, carrying passengers on overnight cruises in the Caribbean, the U.S. state of Maine and elsewhere.

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1. windjammer

   A windjammer is a type of large sailing ship with multiple masts, especially those built from the 19th century onwards. These ships were primarily used for cargo trade and were characterized by the use of iron or steel hulls. However, the term can sometimes refer to any large sailing vessel.

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1. Windjammer

   A windjammer is the ultimate type of large sailing ship, with an iron or for the most part steel hull, built to carry cargo in the nineteenth and early twentieth century. Windjammers were the grandest of merchant sailing ships, with between three and five large masts and square sails, giving them a characteristic profile. A common incorrect explanation of the origin of the term consists of an introduction into English of a folk etymology of the term common in German and Dutch. Both these languages have a word similar to "jam" meaning "to wail" and since speakers of these languages were not aware that the term "windjammer" originally came from English, the folk etymology claims "windjammer" refers to the typical sound of strong winds blowing through the rigging. In fact, the word comes from the English word "to jam" because the sails are so large that they seem to "jam" the wind. The windjammers were cargo ships designed for long voyages. They usually carried bulk cargo, such as lumber, guano, grain or ore from one continent to another, usually following the prevailing winds and circumnavigating the globe during their voyages. Several of these ships are still in existence — either as school ships, museum ships or restaurant ships. Some are also operated as cruise ships.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of windjammer in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of windjammer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=windjammer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Windjammer
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windjammer
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=windjammer