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- noun Plural form of
brigantine .
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Examples
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During these things, the reuerend lord great master carefull and busie to haue euerything necessary, as men and other strengths, sent vessels called brigantines, for to cause the wafters of the sea to come vnto Rhodes for the keeping and fortifying of the towne, the which at the first sending came and presented their persons and ships to the seruice of the religion.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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During these things, the reuerend lord great master carefull and busie to haue euerything necessary, as men and other strengths, sent vessels called brigantines, for to cause the wafters of the sea to come vnto Rhodes for the keeping and fortifying of the towne, the which at the first sending came and presented their persons and ships to the seruice of the religion.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 05 Central and Southern Europe Richard Hakluyt 1584
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There were also a miscellaneous assortment of small craft, known in those days as "brigantines," employed in the carriage of stores and ammunition.
Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean E. Hamilton Currey
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-- E.] [Footnote 156: Foists are described as a kind of brigantines, rather larger than half gallies, and much used by the Turks and other eastern nations in those days for war.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 Robert Kerr 1784
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The Spaniards had built 13 brigantines while in Tlaxcalan territory and now planned to use the vessels in a naval assault on Tenochtitlan.
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The brigantines were launched April 28, 1521, and land operations began a few days later.
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The Spaniards had built 13 brigantines while in Tlaxcalan territory and now planned to use the vessels in a naval assault on Tenochtitlan.
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The Spaniards had built 13 brigantines while in Tlaxcalan territory and now planned to use the vessels in a naval assault on Tenochtitlan.
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The brigantines were launched April 28, 1521, and land operations began a few days later.
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The brigantines were launched April 28, 1521, and land operations began a few days later.
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