barque

[ bahrk ]

noun

a variant of bark³.

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How to use barque in a sentence

Cependant nous les creusmes; aussy partie d'eux s'en alloyent devant nous, partie aprs, partie aussy avec nous dedans la barque.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
However, we believed them; so a part of them went ahead of us, part behind, and some in the barque with us.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614 | Various
These proved to be the signals of distress from a ship and a barque, which were dragging their anchors.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. Ballantyne
These are exterior disturbances, which make up a tenth kind of correction to add to the motion of our celestial barque.
Urania | Camille Flammarion
By this time the barque was being helplessly buffeted about amongst the reefs, a little less than a mile and a half from shore.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de Rougemont

British Dictionary definitions for barque

barque

esp US bark

/ (bɑːk) /

noun

a sailing ship of three or more masts having the foremasts rigged square and the aftermast rigged fore-and-aft
poetic any boat, esp a small sailing vessel

Origin of barque

C15: from Old French, from Old Provençal barca, from Late Latin, of unknown origin

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