square-rigger

noun

square-rig·​ger ˈskwer-ˌri-gər 

: a square-rigged craft

Illustration of square-rigger

Examples of square-rigger in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Leading up to Sunday, July 4, 1976, more than 100 large sailing ships, including 16 square-riggers, came into the harbor en masse — and on the day itself, they were joined by perhaps 5,000 small craft, from tiny catamarans to good-size yachts. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 June 2026

The Pacific had struck the Orpheus, a 1,100-ton square-rigger that was traveling north along the Washington coast to load a shipment of coal at Nanaimo in British Columbia. — Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for square-rigger

• gravedigger
• bigger
• digger
• jigger
• rigger
• rigor
• trigger
• vigor
• obligor
• outrigger

Kids Definition

square-rigger

noun

square-rig·​ger

-ˈrig-ər

: a square-rigged ship