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 ● Jul. 18, 2020
William McFee. son and grandson of a sea-captain, was born at sea on a three-masted square-rigger designed, built, owned and commanded by his father.
From Time Magazine Archive
Bannon becomes suspicious of a Danish square-rigger, Den Magre Kvind.
From Time Magazine Archive
Son of a British sea-captain, he was born, in 1881, in a three-masted square-rigger, Erin's Isle, homeward bound from India.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, and almost imperceptibly, the old wooden square-rigger had been transformed into a modern ocean liner.
From The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
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