brigantine

noun

Definition of brigantinenext
as in schooner

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Recent Examples of brigantine The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes. — R. Grant Gilmore Iii, The Conversation, 30 June 2026 On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance. — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024 Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel. — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brigantine
  1. schooner
  2. sloop
  3. frigate
  4. shallop
  5. galleon
  6. ketch
  7. yacht
  8. lugger
Noun
  • Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary fete on a four-masted schooner in New York City to mark the launch of Opium is still talked about by industry veterans today.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The schooner also has the same sail plan (or arrangement) as its predecessor, sitting at about 18,800 square feet.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • The new 280-footer, currently known as Project 410, will become the world’s largest sloop upon launch.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.
    — Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • In September, a Russian frigate off the coast of Denmark fired two flares at a Danish military helicopter, one of which came dangerously close to hitting the aircraft.
    — Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of frigate
Noun
  • The seven-foot canvas features only two figures, who stand in a green shallop like Adam and Eve.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 4 May 2022
  • And so had the shallop, built in Massachusetts in 1957 at the Plymouth Marine Railway.
    — Brian MacQuarrie, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2019
Definition of shallop
Noun
  • Merchant galleons coursing into the port of Caldera would be groaning with cacao, tobacco, livestock and hardwoods, transported down by mule from the transit hub of Esparza in the mountain basin above.
    — Donna Hardie-Scott, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Atocha, a Spanish treasure galleon, sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 while carrying silver, gold and emeralds.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of galleon
Noun
  • When Cornelis van Rietschoten skippered Sayula II, a Swan 65 ketch, to victory, the Nautor’s Swan brand was well and truly established.
    — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
Definition of ketch
Noun
  • They can be deployed or furled in minutes with the push of a button, eliminating conventional rigging from the deck and allowing the yacht to sail with far less manpower.
    — Robb Report, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Days before his album’s world premiere, Quavo sat down with VIBE to discuss his evolution as an artist, recording music on a yacht with Pharrell, reuniting with Offset for a new Migos album, and more.
    — Mikey Fresh, VIBE.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Definition of lugger

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