lugger

noun

lug·​ger ˈlə-gər How to pronounce lugger (audio)
: a small fishing or coasting boat that carries one or more lugsails

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Illustration of lugger

Examples of lugger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly. Michael Taylor, Forbes, 22 June 2022 The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes. Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017

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Word History

Etymology

lugsail

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lugger was in 1757

Dictionary Entries Near lugger

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“Lugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lugger. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

lugger

noun
lug·​ger ˈləg-ər How to pronounce lugger (audio)
: a boat that carries one or more lugsails

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