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sailing ship N, sailing vessel N

sailing ship

veleiro m

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The metaphor derives from the carved figurehead at the prow of a sailing ship. en.wikipedia.org

It was a sailing ship built around 1400 and was approximately 48ft m long, convert wide and 2ft11 in high. en.wikipedia.org

Thus, to move the same volume of cargo as a sailing ship, a steamship would be considerably larger than a sailing ship. en.wikipedia.org

At the same time, the requirement to store coal reduced the cargo space over that of a sailing ship. en.wikipedia.org

The badge of the original school featured a sailing ship. en.wikipedia.org

A seated allegorical woman holding a caduceus by a sheep with a sailing ship in the background at the top centre of the note. en.wikipedia.org

Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship. en.wikipedia.org

Whistling on board a sailing ship is thought to encourage the wind strength to increase. en.wikipedia.org

The park includes a recreated 16th-century sailing ship, living history demonstrators, a museum, and a variety of performing and visual arts. en.wikipedia.org

There is also a wooden sailing ship sunk on the other side, which is inhabited by the souls of slave traders. en.wikipedia.org

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