'clipper ship' definitions:

Definition of 'clipper ship'

noun

A fast sailing ship used in former times [syn: clipper, clipper ship]

From: GCIDE

Clipper \Clip"per\ (kl[i^]p"p[~e]r), n.
1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges of coins. [1913 Webster]
The value is pared off from it into the clipper's pocket. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses. [1913 Webster]
3. (Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built with a fast hull and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade where the cargo capacity was less important than the speed; -- called also clipper ship. -- {Clip"per-built`}, a. [1913 Webster]
Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous as privateers in the early wars of the United States. [1913 Webster]
4. (Electronics) a circuit that limits the amplitude of a waveform.
Syn: limiter. [WordNet 1.5]
Yankee Clipper, (a) a clipper ship built in the United States. See clipper[3]. (b) Joe DiMaggio; -- a nickname for the player who was a prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team in the 1940's. [PJC]