In nautical language, what is a clipper?

Correct answer: A very fast sailing ship of the mid-1800's

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Shellback
Shellback
dinoccio, they were called "clippers " because they " clipped " through the waves rather than plow through them.
Dianna Bella74
Dianna Bella74
oh wow now I get where they got the name for the local hotel's bar, The Clipper Bar. Makes sense it's right on the water beautiful bay indeed
dinoccio
dinoccio
...and they were called clippers because?...they clipped the times off what a normal vessel would have accomplished the same voyage in.
humbeldywump
humbeldywump
"a schooner is a sailboat"
cashmere
cashmere
it can also mean a fast moving storm, ex. Alberta clipper.
Becca Sue
Becca Sue
or the Columbus Clippers,
BurnedCardinal17218
BurnedCardinal17218
good for me!!
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