- wind|jam|mer
- wind|jam|mer «WIHND JAM uhr», noun.1. Informal. a) a sailing ship, especially a square-rigged ship. b) a member of its crew.2. U.S. Slang, Figurative. a loquacious person; windbag.
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wind·jam·mer — /ˈwındˌʤæmɚ/ noun, pl mers [count] : a sailing ship … Useful english dictionary
jam — clam·jam·fry; clan·jam·frey; jam·ba; jam·ba·laya; jam·beau; jam·bee; jam·ber; jam·bo; jam·bok; jam·bo·lan; jam·bone; jam·bool; jam·bo·ree; jam·bos; jam; jam·my; jam·pan; jam·ro·sade; jam·shed·pur; katz·en·jam·mer; wind·jam; wind·jam·mer;… … English syllables
wind — cord·wind·er; en·wind; in·ter·wind; un·wind; wind·age; wind; wind·bag·gery; wind·berry; wind·galled; wind·i·ly; wind·i·ness; wind·jam; wind·jam·mer; wind·lace; wind·lass·er; wind·less; wind·row·er; wind·ster; wind·ward·ly; wind·ward·most;… … English syllables
windjammer — wind·jam·mer … English syllables
windjammer — wind|jam|mer [ˈwındˌdʒæmə US ər] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Because the large sails jam or block the wind] a large sailing ship of the type that was used for trade in the 19th century … Dictionary of contemporary English
windjammer — wind•jam•mer [[t]ˈwɪndˌdʒæm ər, ˈwɪn [/t]] n. inf naut. any large sailing ship • Etymology: 1890–95, amer. wind′jam ming, n … From formal English to slang
Windjammer — Wind|jam|mer der; s, <aus gleichbed. engl. windjammer, zu to jam, vgl. ↑Jam> großes Segelschiff … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
windjammer — wind|jam|mer [ wınd,dʒæmər ] noun count a large ship used for trade in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Windjammer — Wind jam mer, n. 1. (Naut.) A sailing vessel or one of its crew; orig. so called contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels. [Colloq.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. An army bugler or trumpeter; any performer on a wind instrument. [Slang] [Webster 1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Windjammer — SS (abgekürzt) (fachsprachlich); Segelschiff * * * Wịnd|jam|mer 〈m. 3〉 großes Segelschiff [<Wind + engl. jam „pressen“] * * * Wịnd|jam|mer, der; s, [engl. windjammer, eigtl. etwa = Windpresser, zu: wind = Wind u. to jam = kräftig pressen]… … Universal-Lexikon
