CLIPPER


Meaning of CLIPPER in English

■ noun

1》 ( ~s ) an instrument for clipping.

2》 a fast sailing ship, especially one of 19th-century design with concave bows and raked masts.

3》 (also ~ chip ) a microchip which inserts an identifying code into encrypted transmissions that allows them to be deciphered by a third party having access to a Government-held key.

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