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- schooner 1
1
: a typically 2-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a foremast and a mainmast stepped nearly amidships
2
: a larger-than-usual drinking glass (as for beer)
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The bones belonged to Henry Goodsell, the captain of another 19th-century schooner.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Although rescuers successfully saved the entire crew and their captain (who shared the schooner’s name), the vessel wasn’t so lucky.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
The 98-foot-long schooner was built in Massachusetts in 1883.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
When the schooner was just off the coast of El Salvador, a tramp steamer spotted them and finally supplied fresh water.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
Although rescuers successfully saved the entire crew and their captain (who shared the schooner’s name), the vessel wasn’t so lucky.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026
The 98-foot-long schooner was built in Massachusetts in 1883.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2026
When the schooner was just off the coast of El Salvador, a tramp steamer spotted them and finally supplied fresh water.
—Michael Waters, New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for schooner
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooner. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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schooner
noun
schoo·ner
ˈskü-nər 
1
: a ship with a fore-and-aft rig and two or more masts
2
: a large tall glass (as for beer)
3
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