square-rigger
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
Largest and swankest was the Rex, an old, British-built square-rigger, formerly the collier Kenilworth.
From Time Magazine Archive
In May 1995, the historic square-rigger Maria Asumpta was sailing along the rugged coast of Cornwall, England, in fine weather and light wind.
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 London, Jack
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