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four-masted

American  
[fawr-mas-tid, -mah-stid, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˈmæs tɪd, -ˈmɑ stɪd, ˈfoʊr- /

adjective

Nautical.
  1. carrying four masts.


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Wind Star is a lovely four-masted sailing ship built in 1986 in Le Havre, France, and renovated in 2018.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2021

He mounted campaigns to save historic vessels moored at South Street, including the lightship Ambrose, the four-masted barque Peking and the sailing ship Wavertree.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2016

Almost 400ft long, the four-masted vessel, launched in 1953, is used as a training vessel by the Chilean navy and, for between six and seven months a year, tours the world promoting Chilean interests.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 29, 2015

He was speaking during his first break in a week outside the Kaiwo Maru, a four-masted sailing ship used to accommodate exhausted workers.

From BusinessWeek ● Apr. 25, 2011

The Mary Rose was a four-masted ship with a hold and four main decks.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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