brigantine
Americannoun
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a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.
noun
Etymology
Origin of brigantine
1515–25; < Medieval Latin brigantinus or Old Italian brigantino, originally, armed escort ship ( see brigand, -ine 2); replacing brigandyn < Middle French brigandin
Example Sentences
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To this day, what turned that brigantine into a ghost ship remains a maritime mystery.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2014
What prompted him to suppose the ship was a brigantine were its overall dimensions, he said.
From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2010
On Nov. 16, 1776, the armed North American brigantine Andrew Doria, flying the Great Union flag, dropped anchor in the harbor and was accorded an eleven-gun salute by the Dutch governor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite sleet and freezing drizzle, some 10,000 spectators watched at Griffin's Wharf while history buffs crept aboard the 97-ft. brigantine Beaver II, a replica of one of the three ships sacked in 1773.
From Time Magazine Archive
Kaz watched the brigantine surge across the water toward Ketterdam, to safety, to a fortress built on Van Eck’s impeccable mercher reputation.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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