square-rigged
having square sails as the principal sails.
Origin of square-rigged
1Other words from square-rigged
- square-rigger, noun
Words Nearby square-rigged
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How to use square-rigged in a sentence
Their ships were usually square-rigged sailing vessels, which were commonly called galleons.
Historic Adventures | Rupert S. HollandJib: A triangular sail set on a stay in square-rigged ships, and then called a standing jib.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2 | VariousYeo's squadron was mostly square-rigged, and was therefore equally serviceable in all kinds of weather.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.You see, beyond the fact that she was a square-rigged ship we could say but little about her.
Sturdy and Strong | G. A. HentyCaptain Swarth looked at the square-rigged ship, now on the port quarter—an ill-defined blur to his imperfect vision.
"Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea | Morgan Robertson
British Dictionary definitions for square-rigged
nautical rigged with square sails
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