BALTIMORE CLIPPER


Meaning of BALTIMORE CLIPPER in English

noun

Usage: usually capitalized B

Etymology: from Baltimore, Maryland

: a fast sharp-hulled ship of usually less than 200 tons built chiefly between 1830 and 1850 on Chesapeake Bay and usually having sharply raked masts and a brig or schooner rig

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