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
  • Reënactors dressed as British soldiers got in a dory and rowed from the schooner to the beach’s edge.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Built by master Konjo shipwrights in South Sulawesi using dense tropical teak and ironwood, Silolona and its sister phinisi schooner, Si Datu Bua, venture where few travelers have sailed before.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 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
  • The Arrowhead 140 is a general-purpose frigate and its design is derived from Denmark’s Iver Huitfeldt-class warships.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • The funds were allegedly used to finance Hollywood films and extravagant purchases that included hotels, a luxury yacht, art and jewelry.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Authorities have seized luxury cars, a yacht and two small planes linked to Vázquez.
    — Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 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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