Cutty Sark: the fastest sailing ship of all time

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From the 1840s until 1869, when the Suez Canal opened and steam propulsion was replacing sail, clippers dominated world trade.

propulsion /prəˈpʌl.ʃən/ noun. 推进

dominate /ˈdɑː.mə.neɪt/ verb. 统治

The witch is depicted in Cutty Sark’s figurehead - the carving of a woman typically at the front of old sailing ships.

depicted /dɪˈpɪkt/ verb. 描绘

figurehead /ˈfɪɡ.jɚ.hed/ noun. 船头雕饰

On her maiden voyage, in 1870, she set sail from London, carrying large amounts of goods to China.

maiden /ˈmeɪ.dən/ adj. 首次的