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schooner rig

British  

noun

  1. nautical a rig in which the mainmast is taller than the foremast

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Yes, there she certainly was, exactly as Evans had described—the black, long, and low-lying hull, the flush deck, the schooner rig, and the enormously tall, tapering, and raking spars!

From Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess by Rainey, W. (William)

The schooner rig makes the handiest all-round vessel known.

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by Wood, William Charles Henry

Next to the sloop, and very much like it, is the schooner rig yacht.

From Healthful Sports for Boys by Rochefort, Alfred

She had been a cup defender and afterwards changed to a schooner rig.

From The Seiners by Connolly, James B. (James Brendan)

“There lies the old Amatikulu,” said Gerard, as his ere caught the black hull and schooner rig of a steamer among these.

From The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley by Mitford, Bertram

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