three-master
noun
a sailing ship with three masts.
three-masted
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a word derived from
three-master.
Example Sentences
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Zheng said he had been impressed by the Mexican director's "amazing" film, particularly the opening scene where the monster attacks a 19th-century three-masted ship, which del Toro's prop department constructed specially for the movie.
From Barron's ● Mar. 10, 2026
A three-masted ship brought the torch to the Mediterranean coastal city in southern France from Greece's ancient Olympia, where the flame was lit on 11 April.
From BBC ● May 8, 2024
At Athens’ port of Piraeus it will board the Belem, a French three-masted sailing ship — built in 1896 — to be transported to France.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Recently, a team of marine archaeologists announced that it had located the long-sought wreck of his famous ship, Endurance, a three-masted schooner barque that sank off Antarctica more than a century ago.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022
“Imagine! A little three-masted schooner made of gold, sailing across the sky!”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
