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barque
[ bahrk ]
barque
/ bɑːk /
noun
- a sailing ship of three or more masts having the foremasts rigged square and the aftermast rigged fore-and-aft
- poetic.any boat, esp a small sailing vessel
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Word History and Origins
Origin of barque1
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Example Sentences
Cependant nous les creusmes; aussy partie d'eux s'en alloyent devant nous, partie aprs, partie aussy avec nous dedans la barque.
However, we believed them; so a part of them went ahead of us, part behind, and some in the barque with us.
These proved to be the signals of distress from a ship and a barque, which were dragging their anchors.
These are exterior disturbances, which make up a tenth kind of correction to add to the motion of our celestial barque.
By this time the barque was being helplessly buffeted about amongst the reefs, a little less than a mile and a half from shore.
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