How to use barquentine in a sentence
She is barquentine rigged, and has triple-expansion engines giving her a speed under steam of nine to ten knots.
South! | Sir Ernest ShackletonThe only barquentine among the ships lay apart from the others, pointing towards the harbour entrance.
Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger | John MasefieldThe barquentine's boat was rapidly pulling towards this full-rigged ship, with Captain Barlow sitting in the stern-sheets.
Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger | John MasefieldAs I started from the landing place I looked back at the barquentine, where I had had so many adventures.
Martin Hyde, The Duke's Messenger | John MasefieldAs we meet the fresh breeze at the entrance to the Kattegat, a barquentine, under full sail, glides past us without a sound.
Gun running for Casement in the Easter rebellion, 1916 | Karl Spindler
British Dictionary definitions for barquentine
barquantine
/ (ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn) /
a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others: Usual US and Canadian spelling: barkentine
Origin of barquentine
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