Definition of schooner
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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Recent Examples of schooner from the Web
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One translation of the caption describes a lively port that regularly hosted schooner races—with no mention of Earhart or Noonan to be found.
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One of the island's oldest dwellings is Hotel Washington, opened in 1904 to house ship captains who anchored their schooners in the island's harbors.
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Best Daytime Activity: Watching the America’s Cup from the water aboard the historic schooner, Spirit of Bermuda.
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A schooner from the 1920s has become unmoored in time in Pullman’s first graphic novel.
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Britain, meanwhile, still has not bounced back from its loss in 1851 to the schooner America.
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Tickets will be on sale for a two-hour tour aboard the 82-foot schooner Curlew.
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The 82-foot schooner Curlew, built in 1926, is visiting from Dana Point.
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The frosty schooners of cold beer will be back, too, just in time for summer.
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Origin and Etymology of schooner
origin unknown
SCHOONER Defined for English Language Learners
schooner
playDefinition of schooner for English Language Learners
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: a ship that has usually two masts with the larger mast located toward the center and the shorter mast toward the front
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: a large, tall glass
SCHOONER Defined for Kids
schooner
playDefinition of schooner for Students
: a ship usually having two masts with the mainmast located toward the center and the shorter mast toward the front
Learn More about schooner
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