| 单词 | clipper ship |
| 例句 | It was as absurd as everyone owning clipper ships. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And then this picture of the man with the braid on his shoulder and him standing in front of a clipper ship, smiling. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z They came from a different place, lived different lives, wrecked whole clipper ships just so one girl could survive. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Far out on the horizon, a clipper ship skated the ocean, its high sail unfurled. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z In the far distance, he caught sight of the moored clipper ship, its sails glinting in sunlight, a white gull resting on a mirror sea. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z That was what thinking about clipper ships got you. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “She’s gone down to the beach. Her people are here, looking for her. A whole clipper ship of them showed up an hour ago.” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z He jerked his head toward the torn image of a clipper ship that Nailer had tacked to the wall of their shack. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Out on the horizon, another clipper ship was skating across the Gulf’s night waters, running lights glowing blue. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Far out on the distant water, a few red and green lights glowed like fairy fire—the running lights of clipper ships crossing the Gulf. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “We could have just hitched with the freight,” Nailer muttered, nodding at rail containers wallowing their way toward the clipper ships. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When they were out and collected on the clipper ship, the men and women gathered around. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Some people were born lucky and sailed on clipper ships. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z “You wish that I was a good beast like the ones on your clipper ships?” Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Ludsbury loomed on like a high-masted clipper ship in this rocking passage, and I tried to go stealthily by him on my watery, squeaking sneakers. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Nailer’s eyes followed a clipper ship as it sliced across the waters, sleek and fast and completely out of reach. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z By the time Nailer looked up from his coughing, the clipper ships were gone. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z And if they went by water, the clipper ship out in the bay would pursue them with ease. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Wind whirled through the house, scraping Nailer’s face with cold fingers, then leaping to the wall and tearing away Nailer’s picture of the clipper ship. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z A torn painting hung on one wall: a clipper ship, maybe even this one, painted from high up, looking down on the deck. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z When a massive clipper ship caught in a storm capsized in the choppy seas, he whooped and pointed at the stage. ArtsBeat: The Met’s ‘Enchanted Island’ Offers Students a Cultural Refuge 2014-03-17T20:14:16Z After that, the turnout grew as Spank was held at bigger lofts, warehouses and other nontraditional spaces in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, including a clipper ship in New York Harbor. Spank Mixes Artsy Gay Party With Zine 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z But if Columbus had waited for ocean liners, or even clipper ships, he never would have gone anywhere. How scientifically accurate is The Martian? 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z There are hundreds of intricately rigged model galleons and clipper ships, some large enough to sail away on, vivid reminders that Spain once ruled the seas and apparently kept excellent records of every voyage. 36 Hours in Madrid 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z The process that led to David becoming a Wrexham fan began in 1865, a year after the club was formed, when 153 Welsh pioneers set off for South America on a clipper ship called Mimosa. Wrexham: Argentine super fan trying to get to The Racecourse 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z One of the earliest was the three-masted clipper ship St. Paul, retrofitted as a floating museum with four saltwater fish tanks. Seattle’s aquarium past, from frozen fish to Ivar’s tanks and Namu the orca 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, the clipper ship was the swift and beautiful workhorse of the world’s mercantile fleets, a ship whose remnant memory we find in the phrase “at a fast clip.” Los Angeles, land of the misnamed sports teams 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Some of the ships under development use soft, square sails stacked onto masts, like the famously fast clipper ships of the 19th century, but with sleeker, larger designs. Can Massive Cargo Ships Use Wind to Go Green? 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z That focuses the agenda for schools like Holy Family, a state-funded Catholic school in the London borough of Greenwich, home of the historic Cutty Sark clipper ship and Greenwich Mean Time. London school fights COVID fallout with laptops, bean bags 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, a clipper ship, cowboys, a locomotive and steamboat, purple mountain majesties — and on one of the later pages, a token totem pole. Why artist Pilar Castillo made this hyper-real but very fake U.S. passport 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z After an uncertain start, Jacob Rees-Mogg has had a pretty good campaign, onboard an Arctic clipper ship, nailed into a coffin of earth from his constituency. Frankie Boyle’s election countdown: 'You’ll be praying they prorogue the next parliament' 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z It celebrates the maritime heritage of Camden, once home to shipyards that produced clipper ships and coastal schooners. Season’s last windjammer festival is held in Camden 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z Then settlers discovered the guano islands and nitrate mines of South America, and fertilizer-laden clipper ships streamed around Cape Horn back to Europe, giving farmers bumper crops and feeding a baby boom. Our fertilizer is killing us. Here’s a fix 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z Camden was once home to shipyards that produced clipper ships and coastal schooners. Camden’s 25th annual Windjammer Festival continues 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z Francis, dialling in from his home office, was wearing a plaid shirt and sitting in front of a painting of a clipper ship. A Facebook Invite to a French Château 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z The ship represents a 19th century trading vessel called a clipper ship, a play on the name for NASA’s mission to investigate whether Europa is capable of sustaining life: Europa Clipper. NASA engineers create a parachuting pumpkin for their annual Halloween contest 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z Organizers say the event celebrates Camden’s maritime heritage including clipper ships and coastal schooners built in the harbor. Windjammers help Camden pay tribute to golden age of sail 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z Organizers say the event celebrates Camden’s maritime heritage, including clipper ships and coastal schooners built in the harbor. Sailing fleet on display at Camden Windjammer Festival 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z The sleek clipper ships had more sail space than any predecessor, which allowed them to set speed records. When she interviewed for a dishwashing job, Lina Hu got a $40-million idea 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z When accurate, Harvey mixed an array of breaking pitches and was able to cruise through the Reds’ lineup like a clipper ship. Matt Harvey Steadies Himself After a Shaky Beginning 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z Born in Norway, he had gone to sea at 15 as a deckhand on a full-rigged clipper ship that took six months to make its way from Europe around Cape Horn to San Francisco. The oil man and his dictators: Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco and the forgotten fascist history of Texaco 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z The Pride of Baltimore II — the replica of a 19th-century clipper ship often found moored in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor — is setting sail this weekend to make a special delivery. Pride of Baltimore II sets sail Friday in Maryland Day commemoration 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The multi-faceted set easily transforms into a clever facsimile of a clipper ship, as the winds of misfortune plague the seafaring anti-hero through conscription, battles, near-drowning and various betrayals, many of his own doing. Review: Musical ‘Amazing Grace’ has you hissing the hero 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z By this year, Rafi was posting Islamic State propaganda videos and pictures, including a photo of a fighter carrying its black flag and an illustration of a large clipper ship with the flags as sails. An Afghan jihadist’s life and death in Iraq: ‘They misused his innocence’ 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z They don’t need to turn an oil tanker so much as adjust the sails on a clipper ship. The Wisdom of Job Insecurity: Don't be Lulled by Falling Unemployment 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z In the mid-1800s, Maine built more clipper ships than any other state. Maine-built clipper that sank in 1863 found 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z The sonar revealed the outlines of what appears to be a clipper ship, but the researchers didn’t see any physical remains of the Noonday, leading them to believe it was buried under the sediment. Researchers explore shipwrecks near San Francisco 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The clipper ship Pride of Baltimore II and the schooner Lady Maryland will be the headliners, but a variety of other craft also will be on display, including modern warships and research vessels. Reliving the second fight for independence Koch: The other name was after one of the first clipper ships ever built. When we were small: Samuel Adams "It first appeared the clipper ship was adrift," the statement said. Man briefly commandeers ferry at Seattle's waterfront: police 2013-12-02T14:43:54Z Campaigners are due to stage a demonstration at a ceremony in London to rename the world's oldest surviving clipper ship. Protesters to target ship ceremony 2013-10-18T05:04:59Z Old Spice, introduced in 1937 with a colonial theme, still uses a clipper ship in its logo, and has plotted new courses in recent years. Advertising: Old Spice’s Wild Collection Introduces New Scents 2013-02-01T02:33:01Z He held a similar protest in 2009, when the City of Adelaide, the world's oldest surviving clipper ship, was threatened with demolition. No plans to remove ship protester 2012-02-27T13:13:37Z The newspapers called her a "fine powerful clipper ship of 1150 tons," and boasted that her saloon, which was "a very spacious apartment," could "accommodate forty passengers with ease." Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z There was no percentage in having these jumbo clipper ships traveling to every point along the American coast. Triumph of the City [Excerpt] 2011-08-17T12:15:02.737Z He was true to his promise, for the following week I received a notification to attend at the head office of the Yellow Diamond Line of clipper ships. In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas 2011-08-16T02:00:46.397Z The clipper ship, Red Jacket, three thousand tons register, Forbes, Commander, will have quick dispatch. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z A friend of mine came 'round the Horn in a clipper ship. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z As his writing declined, Melville sailed again, around Cape Horn to San Francisco on a clipper ship commanded by his brother. Moby Dick 2011-03-04T03:01:06.853Z A large clipper ship was about to sail for Liverpool; and I paid it a visit—in order to inspect the accommodations it might afford for a passenger. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z Your cotton mills, and steam engines, and clipper ships, and electric telegraphs, do not constitute progress; they are means by which it may be attained. My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z June 5th just before daylight the fine clipper ship Talisman ran within gunshot of the Alabama before discovering her presence. Cruise and Captures of the Alabama 2011-01-30T03:00:18.733Z The old gentleman made his money away back in the days of the clipper ships, and the Chinese trade. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z Just where the Strait debouches into the China Sea, we descried, in the midst of a rain-squall, to which we were both obliged to clew up our top-gallant sails, a tall clipper ship, evidently American. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z In cooling drinks and clipper ships, The Yankee has the way shown, On land and sea 'tis he that whips Old Bull, and all creation. Reminiscences of the Great Mutiny 1857-59 Including the relief, siege, and capture of Lucknow, and the campaigns in Rohilcund and Oude About 1840 we developed a new type of sailing vessel, the American clipper ship. American World Policies In the year 1850 he laid down the clipper ship the Challenger. Ancient and Modern Ships. Part 1. Wooden Sailing Ships In coolin' drinks, and clipper ships, The Yankee has the way shown! One Of Them Even before the notion of clipper ships was conceived, these crafts were built on the clipper model, more generally known as Baltimore clippers. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time Wilson assumed the command of one of the first clipper ships which carried passengers to California in those days. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant The famous clipper ships of New England made it a stopping place on their way to the China seas. The Story of Sitka The Historic Outpost of the Northwest Coast My ideas of sea travel were really culled from recollections of life on a full rigged clipper ship--not a steamboat. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography The large courses of the caravels enabled their commanders to lay their courses nearer to the wind than any clipper ship of modern times. Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia being a concordance of choice tributes to the great Genoese, his grand discovery, and his greatness of mind and purpose From the first Spanish discoveries in America till the time of our own New England clipper ships, the Basque coast was the backbone of Spanish trade. Rosinante to the Road Again Herrick, after eying them keenly for a moment, pronounced them to be a British steamer and a full-rigged American clipper ship. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Thus we often see an advertisement headed "the well-known clipper ship," "the noted clipper bark," and so forth. Notes and Queries, Number 196, July 30, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc We took passage upon the clipper ship Indiaman, a vessel of heavy tonnage sailing from New York and commanded by a "down-east" skipper named Smith. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century We went off in a boat to our clipper ship Archer, and were hoisted over the vessel's side in a chair, with the Union Jack wrapped round us. Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California Whilst exercising, a clipper ship passed at some distance from us, bound to southward and eastward. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Also, there was a thriving coastwise trade, up to old Salem and Newburyport where the clipper ships were built, and down to the West Indies. A Portrait of Old George Town In place of the captured ships a new merchant marine was quickly provided, which developed into the famous clipper ships, the triumph of American skill and the glory of the seas. The Mentor: The War of 1812 Volume 4, Number 3, Serial Number 103; 15 March, 1916. Next door to the house we occupied stood a low-roofed, unpretentious dwelling, white as an old-time clipper ship, with bright green blinds. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China Two French clipper ships were scudding quietly along off the Italian coast, one bright day in June of 1747, when a rakish vessel appeared upon the horizon and speedily bore down upon them. Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure Were delayed by the investigation of a mutiny on board the American clipper ship Challenge, the ringleaders being then in custody in the Hong-Kong jail, and the case before the United States Consul. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Some of our large clipper ships have experienced this difficulty. Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post Two types of vessels came into use—one, the clipper ship with square sails, was used for long ocean voyages; the other, the schooner, with fore-and-aft rigging, was employed mainly in the coast-trade. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Next year they built a clipper ship called the Jemsetgee Cursetgee for an East Indian potentate, who sent out an Oriental figurehead supposed to be a likeness of himself. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways We were soon alongside the long wooden pier, to which were also moored several fine clipper ships, and made our way into the town. A Boy's Voyage Round the World But we have undoubtedly risen greatly in their estimation since the acquisition of California, and the appearance of our magnificent clipper ships in their waters. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas I hope and believe that the time will come when our merchant marine will once again stand at the front as it did in the days of the clipper ships. Steve and the Steam Engine So important was it to get the consignments to London without loss of time, that fast clipper ships were built especially for carrying tea. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges A full-rigged clipper ship might have twenty-two square sails, though it was rare to see so many. All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Yet the 'Raglan,' in her best days, used to be one of the crack Melbourne clipper ships. A Boy's Voyage Round the World As we were leaving for Macào, the clipper ship Witchcraft came in, disabled, as I have recorded in a previous chapter. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas That is what we did with our clipper ships. Steve and the Steam Engine Our prize was the clipper ship "Shooting Star," bound from New York to Panama, with a cargo of coal for the U. S. Pacific squadron. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner There are clipper sloops, clipper yachts, clipper ships, etcetera. Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships I was an apprentice at the time aboard a fine, full-rigged iron clipper ship called the Joan of Arc. Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru Building clipper ships, introducing American goods in Australia, traveling in India, China, and Russia, promoting street railways in England, and now building the Union Pacific, he had a wealth of information to impart. Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian The little craft was about as near the opposite of a clipper ship as one can imagine, never intended to run in any but fair winds, and even with that her progress was very slow. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer Instead of bein' master of a clipper ship, I'm mate on a dirty little bumboat. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates Later, four clipper ships started from New York for San Francisco, via Cape Horn. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' One was a Swedish barque, homeward bound, the other a large American clipper ship. Five Years in New Zealand 1859 to 1864 My father was chief officer of the old 'Flying Cloud' in the days when American clipper ships beat the world. Foes in Ambush "How would you call it signing as chief mate of a clipper ship with a thing like that on you?" Tales Of Hearsay When a man that's been a real sailor sinks as low as I've sunk—from clipper ships to mate on a rotten little bumboat—people don't respect him none. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates When the old clipper ship took from four to six weeks to cross the Atlantic, a weekly paper was printed. The Harris-Ingram Experiment There's three or four American clipper ships in port with cargoes that must be sold, and no demand. The Gold Hunters' Adventures Or, Life in Australia Fred Harper went to sea when he left school, and was recently appointed master of a fine clipper ship, bound for India. All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake A Sequel to "The Boat Club" Her idea of cleanliness indoors was about the same as that of a smart skipper of an old-time clipper ship. Cap'n Abe, Storekeeper Prior to entering the Navy he had been a foremast hand in clipper ships and had held a second mate's berth. Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates The splendid American clipper ships were almost monopolizing the carrying trade between Great Britain and the United States. Manual of Ship Subsidies As I made my way along the water front, I noticed a fine clipper ship of nearly two thousand tons lying at a wharf. Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate" About this time was the first appearance of the celebrated clipper ships. The Adventures of a Forty-niner An Historic Description of California, with Events and Ideas of San Francisco and Its People in Those Early Days If he lived in a sea-coast town, he might do something with the clipper ships that ran to Europe and China. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 The sea girl; a tale of Nantucket in the clipper ship days. U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1955 July - December It's the clipper ship Eclipse," he announced, "built especially for speed, in the exigencies of the San Francisco trade, with long, narrow hull, and carrying an extra amount of canvas. The Lure of San Francisco A Romance Amid Old Landmarks One day all was ready for his departure; and in the clipper ship Osprey, with a cargo for Day, Knight, and Company, Mr. Raleigh bade farewell to India. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 We had taken staterooms in the clipper ship "Deutschland." A Practical Illustration of "Woman's Right to Labor" A Letter from Marie E. Zakrzewska, M.D. Late of Berlin, Prussia The voyage to Australia and back, carries the clipper ship along a route which, for more than three hundred degrees of longitude, runs with the "brave west winds" of the southern hemisphere. Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers And worse is to come—these new clipper ships and passages have knocked the wind out of the old slow full-bottomed vessels. Java Head The car or vessel suspended below, and to which the balloon part bore the relation of masts and sails, was fashioned after the best model of a clipper ship, but still farther elongated. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859 The Boyle house was expensive for that matter; and about everything else, save Chinese servants, and, temporarily, whatever the latest clipper ship had glutted the market with. The Gray Dawn It was of a towering clipper ship with sails that stretched across their masts like skin over the bones of a pleasantly plump fellow, the wind billowing them about at a leisurely rate. The Revolutions of Time The sails pressed forward in the bracing wind, and the clipper ship raced along with its burden of the wildest dreamers ever borne in a vessel's hull! While the Billy Boils I willingly gave this promise, and a month later left Liverpool as an apprentice on the clipper ship Maid of Normandy. My Strangest Case A Boston clipper ship was being unloaded of its cargo of Wenham Ice as we strolled along the wharf in the warm early morning. Round the World The immediate and picturesque consequence was a fleet of beautiful clipper ships, built like racing yachts, with long clean lines and snowy sails. The Gray Dawn No, from a Captain Townsend, who, it seems, commands the clipper ship Rosabel. The Rover Boys in the Jungle Or, Stirring Adventures in Africa The clipper ship is gone but the skipper remains, an undefeated champion. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley But I rather dread the next few years for her unless some one both wise and affectionate takes that little clipper ship's helm. Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home Just as the oceans opened up a new world for clipper ships and Yankee traders, space holds enormous potential for commerce today. State of the Union Address Probably the first rubber this country saw was brought to New England in clipper ships as ballast in the form of crude lumps and balls. The Romance of Rubber A great clipper ship, the noblest and swiftest of her class, is hurling along her vast length before the terrible west wind. Recollections of Geoffrey Hamlyn Steamers and schooners were plenty, but the captain missed the old square-riggers, the clipper ships and barks, such as he had sailed in as cabin boy, as foremast hand, and, later, commanded on many seas. Cap'n Warren's Wards The American clipper ship was the result of an evolution which can be traced back to the swift privateers which were built during the War of 1812. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors For fourteen years he had been a sailor, had risen rapidly to first officer of a clipper ship, and then had settled in San Francisco as a drayman. The Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners They looked old-fashioned and they were; Mrs. Wyeth's grandfather had bought them himself in Hongkong in the days when he commanded a clipper ship and made voyages to the Far East. Mary-'Gusta Thaddeus Winslow, first mate on the clipper ship, "Owner's Favorite," at home from a voyage to the Dutch East Indies, fell in love with Miss Floretta, proposed, was accepted and married her. Shavings We were making scarcely any headway, so that the storm was longer making its appearance than it would have been had we been a swift clipper ship running down the Indian Ocean. The Cruise of the Cachalot Round the World After Sperm Whales The essential difference between the clipper ship and other kinds of merchant craft was that speed and not capacity became the chief consideration. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors With regard to the speed of clipper ships, however, involving a rivalry far more thrilling and important than all the races ever sailed for the America's cup, the evidence is available in concrete form. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors |
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