full-rigged

[ fool-rigd ]

adjective

1. (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; square-rigged on all of three or more masts.
2. having all equipment.

full-rigged

adjective

1. (of a sailing vessel) having three or more masts rigged square

Word History and Origins

Origin of full-rigged¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

Imagine Broken-Nose Tully, down at some Bowery dive, explaining how he broke it, or Poodle Murphy, recalling the time he relieved a former secretary of the Navy of his watch, or Billy Forrester, telling the story behind the full-rigged ship sailing across his chest.

From New York Times

Conrad Foltz, included the goddess of liberty on his right arm; an eagle, flag and anchor on his left hand; an Indian queen sitting on an eagle’s back on his left leg; the United States coat of arms on his left arm; and a full-rigged ship on his breast.

From New York Times

Born in Norway, he had gone to sea at 15 as a deckhand on a full-rigged clipper ship that took six months to make its way from Europe around Cape Horn to San Francisco.

From Salon

One part of the museum that fared surprisingly well during the storm was the Wavertree, the full-rigged sailing cargo ship built in 1885. Officials had lengthened its mooring lines and the ship was able to ride East River swells without significant damage.

From New York Times

The direction of the smoke from several steamers, and the sight of a full-rigged ship running in a south-westerly direction told him that.

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