three-master
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- three-masted adjective
Etymology
Origin of three-master
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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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
Last week in San Francisco's harbor lay the Kwang Yuan, a 28 year-old tramp three-master.
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
Squalls enough to make a three-master skip like a flea.
From Toilers of the Sea by Hugo, Victor
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