square-rigger
Britishnoun
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The summer he turned 16, he was one of the Sea Scouts aboard the Pacific Queen, a 300-foot square-rigger, for what was supposed to be a 15-day cruise.
From Washington Times
It’s the largest tall ship flying the U.S. flag and is the only active square-rigger in government service.
From Washington Times
The Eagle is the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service.
From Washington Times
Bone went to sea as an apprentice in the City of Florence, an old-time square-rigger, at the age of fifteen; he has been at sea ever since.
From Project Gutenberg
He sailed out before dawn at the helm of a two- hundred-ton Spanish square-rigger.
From Project Gutenberg
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