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
His first command was a brigantine, which he sailed to Tahiti.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Then two more figures launched themselves from the deck of the brigantine.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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