schooner rig

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

“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

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)

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)

Even at the distance, it was plain that she was of schooner rig, and probably a fisherman.

From The Harbor of Doubt by Gage, George W.