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I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
John Masefield

Meaning of "tall ship" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TALL SHIP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TALL SHIP

noun
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verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Tall ship is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TALL SHIP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tall ship

Tall ship

A tall ship is a large, traditionally-rigged sailing vessel. Popular modern tall ship rigs include topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques. "Tall Ship" can also be defined more specifically by an organization, such as for a race or festival.

Definition of tall ship in the English dictionary

The definition of tall ship in the dictionary is any square-rigged sailing ship.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TALL SHIP

tall
Tall Blacks
tall oil
tall order
tall poppy
tall poppy syndrome
tall story
tall tale
tallage
Tallahassee
tallaisim
tallboy
tallet
tallgrass
talliable
talliate
tallied
tallier
tallies

WORDS THAT END LIKE TALL SHIP

abandon ship
capital ship
cargo ship
container ship
dress ship
free alongside ship
hospital ship
jump ship
leadership
liberty ship
mother ship
motor ship
passenger ship
pirate ship
rocket ship
sailing ship
slave ship
supply ship
survey ship
training ship
whaling ship

Synonyms and antonyms of tall ship in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tall ship» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TALL SHIP

Find out the translation of tall ship to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tall ship from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tall ship» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高大的船
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

velero
570 millions of speakers

English

tall ship
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबा जहाज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سفينة طويل القامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

парусное судно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caravela
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লম্বা জাহাজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

grand voilier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kapal yang tinggi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großsegler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

大型帆船
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

키 큰 선박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwur kapal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu cao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயரமான கப்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उंच जहाज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Uzun boylu gemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Tall Ship
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Żaglowiec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вітрильне судно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nava înalt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψηλό πλοίο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hoë skip
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

segelfartyg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Tall Ship
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tall ship

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TALL SHIP»

The term «tall ship» is regularly used and occupies the 74.780 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TALL SHIP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tall ship

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2 QUOTES WITH «TALL SHIP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tall ship.
1
John Masefield
I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky; and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by.
2
Mike Pence
The conservative movement today is like that tall ship with its proud captain: strong, accomplished but veering off course into the dangerous and uncharted waters of big government republicanism.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALL SHIP»

Discover the use of tall ship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tall ship and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Galveston's the Elissa: The Tall Ship of Texas
The story of Elissa's discovery and restoration by the Galveston Historical Foundation is nothing short of miraculous.
Kurt D. Voss, 2009
2
Fair Wind and Plenty of It: A Modern-Day Tall-Ship Adventure
Fair Wind and Plenty of It tells the story of an obsession, as Captain Dan Moreland, driven by a desire to make his mark in the world of traditional sail, rallies forces to convert a sixty-nine-year-old North Sea trawler into a seaworthy ...
Rigel Crockett, 2010
3
Tall Ships Down: The Last Voyages of the Pamir, Albatross, ...
Not much detective fiction holds a reader's attention so well."--"WoodenBoat" "A closely reasoned seaman's appraisal."--"SAIL" "This extraordinary book is a must-read for anyone interested in the world of Tall Ships.
Daniel S. Parrott, 2004
4
Tall Ship Odysseys: Fifty Years of Operation Sail: A ...
This book is the log of Operation Sail, racing forward like a great clipper with all set and a bone in her teeth, at once a work of art and a fascinating testament to human ingenuity and the courage of those who challenge the restless ...
David A. Taylor, 2010
5
The Tall Ship Shakedown
The reader's choices control the action as a group of Christian friends have adventures aboard a Coast Guard vessel during their spring break.
Neil S. Wilson, 1993
6
The Tall Ship in Art
This collection of breathtaking paintings by five world-class marine artists -- in oversize, full-color gallery-quality reproductions -- features such immortals as the Bounty, the Pinta, and the Nina.
‎1999
7
The Tall Ships of Today in Photographs
Now that I had managed to have an American-flag tall ship go to Poland, I had every right to hope that I could persuade the Polish Maritime Academy to send the Dar Pomona to America for 1976. Our contact was a Captain Dr. Duda, who ...
Frank Osborn Braynard, 1993
8
A Tall Ship on Other Naval Occasions
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Bartimeus, 2013
9
Sailing to the Far Horizon: The Restless Journey and Tragic ...
Just a few years earlier, Pamela Sisman Bitterman was a naïve swabbie looking for adventure, signing on with a sailing co-operative taking this sixty-year-old, 123-foot, three-masted gaff-topsail schooner around the globe.
Pamela Sisman Bitterman, 2012
10
Tall Ships Today: Their remarkable story
We also wanted to strike a balance between making the book an easy read for people who know little or nothing about tall ships as well as for the tall ship ' groupies' who have already had the wonderful experience of sailing on them. Chapter ...
Nigel Rowe, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALL SHIP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tall ship is used in the context of the following news items.
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Thousands throng Portland's waterfront to tour tall ships
People file aboard the Machigonne II headed for Peaks Island as the fog lifts over tall ship Picton Castle on the Portland waterfront. Many of the tall ships will ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
2
Tall Ships: Belfast waves goodbye as festival draws to close
Huge crowds have turned out to watch the Tall Ships sail up Belfast Lough in a final parade of sail to mark the end of the four-day maritime festival. Belfast is the ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
3
Replica of French Tall Ship center of Newport festivities to mark …
The replica Tall Ship — with 34 cannons — set sail in April from Port des Barques in Rochefort, France, for the 27-day voyage across the Atlantic, according to ... «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
4
Tall Ships Parade of Sail on Delaware River
The weather was perfect for everyone watching the Tall Ships make their way up ... Like L'Hermione, a replica of the French naval ship famous for carrying the ... «6abc.com, Jun 15»
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A replica of the French tall ship that aided the US in the …
Forty-eight days after the start of its voyage, and 237 years since its story began, the French tall ship Hermione maneuvered into the York River on Friday ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
6
French Tall Ship Hermione to Visit Alexandria In Reenactment of …
French tall ship Hermione will sail 3,819 miles across the Atlantic from France to the U.S. to commemorate Lafayette's historic voyage before docking in ... «Patch.com, Apr 15»
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Liana's Ransom captain recounts rescue near Gloucester, Mass.
The captain of Liana's Ransom, a disabled Canadian tall ship rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard 93 kilometres east of Gloucester, Mass., early Tuesday, says a ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
8
Replica 18th-century ship felled in Rhode Island storm will rise again
Rhode Island's tall ship, a replica of the USS Providence, rests on its side on the ... The owner and crew of a replica of an 18th-century ship damaged in a storm ... «The Guardian, Feb 15»
9
Tall Ship Providence Topples Over in Storm
The Tall Ship Sloop Providence, Rhode Island's Official Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador, has suffered damage after toppling over in blizzard conditions at ... «Patch.com, Jan 15»
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More than 100 passengers rescued from tall ship that ran aground …
A tall ship sits off shore near the Statue of Liberty where it ran aground Saturday afternoon September 20, 2014. The passengers sere rescued without any ... «Staten Island Advance - SILive.com, Sep 14»

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