square-riggers
Tall ships, typically
Square-riggers are sailing ships whose main sails are rectangular and set perpendicular to the hull, hung from horizontal yards.
This rigging dominated ocean voyaging from the Age of Exploration through the nineteenth century.
The term evokes tall ships, naval history, and the romance of sail: The harbor was crowded with square-riggers loading cargo for Europe.
Fast ship or trimmer
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
- brigantineTwo-masted mixed-rig vessel
windjammer · carrack · man-of-war · ship-of-the-line · merchantman · privateer · Cutty Sark · Star of India
Era of wind-propelled ships
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
- spice tradeHistorical exchange of aromatics
tea trade · naval warfare · Armada · treasure fleets · circumnavigation · Cape Horn · wool trade · convict ships
Outdoor home spaces
- mastsUpright ship poles
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
- foremastShip's frontmost vertical spar
- mainmastShip's central vertical spar
mizzenmast · royals · topsails · courses · shrouds · ratlines · braces · halyards
Angled sailing maneuver
- wearingHaving clothing on
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- runningSwift foot travel
- reachingExtending toward something
windward · leeward · close-hauled · fore-and-aft · heeling · knots · trade winds · doldrums
clipper
Fast ship or trimmer
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
brigantine · windjammer · carrack · man-of-war · ship-of-the-line · merchantman · privateer · Cutty Sark · Star of India · HMS Victory
Age of Sail
Era of wind-propelled ships
- explorationTraveling through unknown regions
- colonizationForeign territorial takeover
- trade routesPaths for exchanging goods
spice trade · tea trade · naval warfare · Armada · treasure fleets · circumnavigation · Cape Horn · wool trade · convict ships · whaling
yards
Outdoor home spaces
mainmast · mizzenmast · royals · topsails · courses · shrouds · ratlines · braces · halyards · sheets
tacking
Angled sailing maneuver
reaching · windward · leeward · close-hauled · fore-and-aft · heeling · knots · trade winds · doldrums · roaring forties
square-riggerssteamships
Engine-driven water vessels
steamers · ironclads · ocean liners · container ships · dreadnoughts
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