barquentine

or bar·quan·tine

[ bahr-kuhn-teen ]

noun

1. a variant of barkentine.

barquentine

/ ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn /

noun

1. a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others Usual US and Canadian spellingbarkentine

Word History and Origins

Origin of barquentine¹

C17: from barque + ( brig ) antine

Example Sentences

She is barquentine rigged, and has triple-expansion engines giving her a speed under steam of nine to ten knots.

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The only barquentine among the ships lay apart from the others, pointing towards the harbour entrance.

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The barquentine's boat was rapidly pulling towards this full-rigged ship, with Captain Barlow sitting in the stern-sheets.

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As I started from the landing place I looked back at the barquentine, where I had had so many adventures.

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As we meet the fresh breeze at the entrance to the Kattegat, a barquentine, under full sail, glides past us without a sound.

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