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barkentine

/bahr-kuhn-teen/US // ˈbɑr kənˌtin //UK // (ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn) //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

    • : a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other masts.

Examples

  • "I'd ruther try to steer a raft of lashed hen-coops from here to Bonis Airs and back, under a barkentine rig," snapped the Cap'n.

  • Barkentine—A sailing vessel with three or more masts, the fore mast square rigged, the other masts being fore-and-aft.

  • Once in the year a barkentine came sailing with news and tokens from Spain.

  • One morning Felipe told him that the barkentine was here on its return voyage south.

  • But if the barkentine would arrive and bring the whole music, then they would have it right!