noun
Usage: usually capitalized W&I
Etymology: West India + English man
: a sailing ship formerly running to the West Indies and the east coast of America and usually much smaller than East Indiamen
noun
Usage: usually capitalized W&I
Etymology: West India + English man
: a sailing ship formerly running to the West Indies and the east coast of America and usually much smaller than East Indiamen
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012