square-rigged
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of square-rigged
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Sweat slid down my neck in the tropical sun as I stood at attention with 50 other students on the foredeck of our square-rigged sailing ship, en route to study biology in the Galapagos Islands.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2021
A story inside introduced Padfield to a new sailing ship dubbed the Mayflower II, a replica of the square-rigged English merchant vessel that carried a group of dissatisfied Protestants across the Atlantic Ocean in 1620.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2020
The most daunting task, workers said, has been the renovation of the ship’s three square-rigged masts and their rigging.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2016
After university in Miami, the Mayos returned to Provincetown so that Stormy could build a schooner, a wooden square-rigged sailing boat.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2013
There was a half-frightened shout, a flapping of the sails as the square-rigged ship fell out of the night wind for a moment, and then a clamour of loud voices.
From House of Torment A Tale of the Remarkable Adventures of Mr. John Commendone, Gentleman to King Phillip II of Spain at the English Court by Gull, Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger
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