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/skooh"neuhr rigd'/, adj.rigged as a schooner, esp. with gaff sails and staysails only.[1760-70]
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schooner-rigged — ☆ schooner rigged [sko͞on′ərrigd΄ ] adj. rigged like a schooner, fore and aft … English World dictionary
schooner-rigged — adjective see schooner rig * * * /skooh neuhr rigd /, adj. rigged as a schooner, esp. with gaff sails and staysails only. [1760 70] * * * schoonˈer rigged adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑schooner … Useful english dictionary
schooner-rigged — adjective see schooner rig … New Collegiate Dictionary
schooner-rigged — /ˈskunə rɪgd/ (say skoohnuh rigd) adjective fore and aft rigged …
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schooner rig — noun Date: 1828 fore and aft rig • schooner rigged adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Schooner — Schoon er, n. [See the Note below. Cf. {Shun}.] (Naut.) Originally, a small, sharp built vessel, with two masts and fore and aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a {topsail schooner}. About 1840,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
schooner — ☆ schooner [sko͞o′nər ] n. [< ? Scot dial. scun, to skip a flat stone across water] 1. a sailing vessel with two or more masts, rigged fore and aft 2. short for PRAIRIE SCHOONER 3. a large beer glass, usually holding a pint … English World dictionary
Schooner — 1) Bowsprit2) Jib, followed by fore staysail3) (Fore) gaff topsail4) Foresail5) Main gaff topsail6) Mainsail7) End of boom] A schooner (pronEng|ˈskuːnɚ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore and aft sails on two or more… … Wikipedia
schooner — /skooh neuhr/, n. 1. Naut. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore and aft sails on all lower masts. Cf. ketch, topsail schooner, yawl (def. 2). 2. a very tall glass, as… … Universalium
