wind ship

wind ship

[′win ‚ship]
(naval architecture)
A ship equipped with sails so that it can be propelled by wind, generally to augment steam propulsion.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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