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age of sail
noun[ S ]
(alsoAge of Sail)uk /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˈseɪl/ us /ˌeɪdʒ əv ˈseɪl/
the age of sail
the period from around 1570 to around 1860 when ships with sails were used for travel, trade, and fighting in wars: 风帆时代：1570-1860年间，旅行、贸易和海战均需借助帆船。
They have paintings of famed ships and naval battles in the age of sail by some of the greatest maritime painters. 他们有一些最伟大的航海画家绘制的风帆时代的著名船只和海战的画作。
They daydream about Norfolk's glory days as a busy hub in the age of sail.
In the age of sail, the hotel was associated with the Packet Service, when Falmouth was the port through which overseas mail and important travellers entered and left the country.
This was during the Napoleonic Wars, the pinnacle of the Age of Sail.
To take advantage of prevailing winds, ships returning to Europe during the Age of Sail would sail north to the Carolinas before turning east to cross the north Atlantic.
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