square-rigged

[ skwair-rigd ]

adjectiveNautical.
  1. having square sails as the principal sails.

Origin of square-rigged

1
First recorded in 1760–70

Other words from square-rigged

  • square-rigger, noun

Words Nearby square-rigged

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British Dictionary definitions for square-rigged

square-rigged

adjective
  1. nautical rigged with square sails

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