zeilschip

Definitions of zeilschip
  1. noun
    a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
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    boomschors, schil
    a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
    kotter, kustwachter, snijinstrument, snijwerktuig
    a sailing vessel with a single mast set further back than the mast of a sloop
    galjoen, kraak
    a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
    kits
    a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
    zeilboot, zeiler
    a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
    schoener
    sailing vessel used in former times
    botter, kwak, sloep
    a sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
    windjammer
    a large sailing ship
    jol
    a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost
    catamaran, multirompsboot
    a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
    trimaran
    a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
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    handwerk, kunstindustrie, kunstnijverheid, vaartuig
    a craft designed for water transportation
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