Clipper

Japanese: クリッパー

A fast ocean-going sailing ship that was active on the world's oceans from around 1830 until the development of steamships. Equipped with large square sails and a hull that could withstand rough seas, it was widely used on routes to the Atlantic, India, and Australia. It is said that the first clippers were built in Baltimore, USA, and American clippers were mainstream at first, but after the Civil War, British clippers became dominant. In particular, tea clippers, which transported tea from China to Europe, are famous in the history of maritime transport.
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Japanese:

1830年ごろから汽船の発達まで，広く世界の海に活躍した快速航洋帆船。大きい横帆をそなえ，荒海に耐える船体をもち，大西洋，インド，オーストラリア航路などで盛んに使われた。米国ボルティモアで建造されたのが最初といわれ，当初は米国クリッパーが主流だったが，南北戦争を境に英国クリッパーが優勢を占めるようになった。特に中国の茶をヨーロッパに運んだティークリッパーが海運史上有名。
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