Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A three-masted vessel, with the foremast square-rigged, and the mainmast and mizzenmast fore-and-aft rigged. Also barquantine, barquentine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
barkentine .
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- noun sailing Alternative spelling of
barquentine .
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Examples
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To these may be added one barkantine, the Horace Beals, of 3 guns and 296 tons, employed in the Western Gulf Squadron.
The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Various
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On December 5 a barkantine hove in sight, and for several days the two vessels sailed along the coast together.
Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1877
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The sail was a barkantine, three points on the weather bow, hull down.
Sailing Alone Around the World Joshua Slocum 1877
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The Bellevite was rigged as a barkantine; that is, she was square-rigged on her foremast, like a ship, while her main and mizzen masts carried only fore-and-aft sails, including gaff-topsails.
Taken by the Enemy Oliver Optic 1859
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