square-rigged

[skwair-rigd]

adjective Nautical.

having square sails as the principal sails.

Origin of square-rigged

First recorded in 1760–70

Related formssquare-rig·ger, noun

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Examples from the Web for square-rigged

Historical Examples of square-rigged

Square-rigged vessel, sir, with a broad spread of white canvas.
The Three Commanders
W.H.G. Kingston
A ship whose sails are spread across the hull is said to be square-rigged.
Man on the Ocean
R.M. Ballantyne
The ship went on, for a square-rigged craft may not round to in a gale.
The Boy Scouts Book of Stories
Various
He was a square-rigged man, and ready to accept what the gods sent him.
What's your hurry?
George Niblo
One might say that with a square-rigged ship it would always be so.
Sailing Alone Around The World
Joshua Slocum

British Dictionary definitions for square-rigged

square-rigged

adjective

nautical rigged with square sails

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