brigantine

[ brig-uhn-teen, -tahyn ]

noun

, Nautical.

1. a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.
2. hermaphrodite brig.

brigantine

/ -ˌtaɪn; ˈbrɪɡənˌtiːn /

noun

1. a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast

Word History and Origins

Origin of brigantine¹

1515–25; < Medieval Latin brigantinus or Old Italian brigantino, originally, armed escort ship ( brigand, -ine ² ); replacing brigandyn < Middle French brigandin

Word History and Origins

Origin of brigantine¹

C16: from Old Italian brigantino pirate ship, from brigante brigand

Example Sentences

He therefore judged it necessary to build a brigantine, a radeau, and a sloop of 16 guns.

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The crew of the prize came up and manned their guns, and between us we engaged the brigantine and carried her by boarding.

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Later on engaged a pirate brigantine, the Agile, of ten guns, which had just captured a Spanish merchantman.

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The remnant was crowded into a single small, unseaworthy brigantine under the command of Francisco Pizarro.

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But it grew steadily larger, and when about three miles on our port bow I saw that the ship was a brigantine.

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