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Recent Examples of brigantine
Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 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
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 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
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The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bob Dylan, too, passed through, once working with a local shipbuilder on a custom wooden schooner called Water Pearl, delighted that the unbothered locals did not recognize him.—
Elena Clavarino,
Air Mail,
14 Feb. 2026
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Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Feb. 2026
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Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The third Charlotte ship, a patrol frigate, was manned by the Coast Guard during World War II.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Mar. 2026
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Spain will send its Christopher Columbus frigate to Cyprus, joining France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and other Greek navy ships, its defense ministry said in a statement.—
Jasmine Green,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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While the climactic smackdown pits Wonder Woman vs. full feral Cheetah, an earlier fight at the White House is the real pinnace of their rivalry, presenting both Gadot and Wiig as physical powerhouses.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
15 Dec. 2020
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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
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The shallop, by contrast, was meant for shallow water where larger ships couldn’t venture.—
Brian MacQuarrie,
BostonGlobe.com,
23 June 2019
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Arquiste’s best-selling Nanban, for instance, conjures the aroma of a 17th-century galleon laden with coffee, leather, and saffron, while L’Or de Louis evokes the atmosphere of an orangerie at Versailles.—
April Long,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2026
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Back in its heyday as Europe's biggest medieval shipyard, the Arsenale could churn out a galleon per day.—
Julia Buckley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Feb. 2026
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The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
8 July 2025
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And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.—
Jim Shepard,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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He is also accused of using his salary, which he is capped at a maximum of $400,000 plus certain fees, to buy things such as a 68-foot yacht and a home in Cocoplum.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The company is currently working to power a wide range of vessels that includes VTOLs, race boats and yachts, motorcycles and defense platforms, manufacturing motors at its 86,000-sq ft three-site facility in Milton Keynes, UK.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Brigantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brigantine. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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