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square-rigger

British  

noun

  1. nautical a square-rigged ship

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Riches from China: A silver teapot by Pao-YingThe Bruce Museum exhibit includes a painting of The Beaver, a square-rigger at anchor, by an unknown Cantonese artist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bannon becomes suspicious of a Danish square-rigger, Den Magre Kvind.

From Time Magazine Archive

As for the other thing, it's something like this: By the sound it was a small craft—no square-rigger.

From A Son Of The Sun by Jack London

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