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three-master

American  
[three-mas-ter, -mah-ster] / ˈθriˈmæs tər, -ˈmɑ stər /

noun

Nautical.
  1. a sailing ship with three masts.


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Etymology

Origin of three-master

First recorded in 1880–85


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The three-master has successfully passed sea trials in the Bay of Biscay and is now to embark on its maiden voyage: a transatlantic crossing to where its namesake once roved with the Americans.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2015

One morning this week a ketch-rigged three-master put to sea from a Brooklyn shipyard.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wilson Marshall's 185-ft. three-master Atlantic won handily, set a single day's record of 341 miles, which is still unbeaten.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week in San Francisco's harbor lay the Kwang Yuan, a 28 year-old tramp three-master.

From Time Magazine Archive

The stranger, who was a coast-guardman, as was apparent from his uniform cape, watched all the movements of the three-master, and seemed to note them mentally.

From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo

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