Synonyms and antonyms of Types of boat or ship used in the past in British Thesaurus

clipper (noun)

a large fast sailing ship that was used in the past

dreadnought (noun)

a ship with guns, used in wars at the beginning of the 20th century

galleon (noun)

a large ship with sails used mainly by the Spanish between the 15th and 17th centuries for fighting and for carrying goods

galley (noun)

a long Ancient Greek or Roman ship that used sails and slaves with oars to move it

longboat (noun)

a long low boat, used especially in the past for travelling on the sea

longship (noun)

a long narrow ship used in the past by Vikings

man-of-war (noun)

an old word meaning ‘a ship with sails used for fighting in a war’

slaver (noun)

in the past, a ship for transporting slaves

U-boat (noun)

a German submarine, used especially during the Second World War

windjammer (noun)

a large ship used for trade in the past