caïque

noun

Definition of caïquenext
as in yacht

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  1. yacht
  2. frigate
  3. schooner
  4. sloop
  5. catamaran
  6. brigantine
  7. caravel
  8. clipper
Noun
  • The yacht was supposed to cross the Panama Canal before picking up Machado and the others at a marina in Colón, on Panama’s Caribbean coast.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a flotilla of yachts, but millions of have-nots, and enough homeless people to fill stadiums.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • The equipment was intended to record how the weapons affected the frigate.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
  • In 2026, Tokyo lifted its decades-long ban on exporting lethal arms and agreed to build three frigates for Australia and to jointly produce eight more.
    — David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of frigate
Noun
  • The schooner remained intact on the island’s Miacomet Beach for two weeks, allowing islanders to save 700 bales of cotton using skids and teams of oxen, records show.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The splintered timbers, fastened together by rusted iron, emerged near an area where remains believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a wooden schooner lost in 1884, have been found before.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 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
  • For something romantic, the weekly Sweetheart Sunset Sail is an intimate catamaran trip exclusively for Bucuti guests, complete with a Champagne toast and open bar.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Spithill steers Oracle’s space-age, 72-foot catamaran to its eighth straight victory, speeding past Dean Barker and Emirates Team New Zealand in the winner-take-all Race 19 on San Francisco Bay.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of catamaran
Noun
  • 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
Definition of brigantine
Noun
  • On August 3, 1492, the Genoese captain Christopher Columbus set sail on the Santa María from Palos, in the Bay of Cádiz on the coast of Spain, with around forty crewmen, alongside two smaller caravels, the Niña and the Pinta.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • In nearby Bonavista village, the Matthew Legacy is a full-sized replica of the caravel that Cabot sailed across the Atlantic on the fateful voyage.
    — JOE YOGERST, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Definition of caravel
Noun
  • Houser served as their clipper ship, touching a career-best 98 mph with his fastball and extending a shutout into the eighth inning, and Dylan Smith converted a six-out save as the Giants held on for a 1-0 victory over the Cleveland Guardians.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • These describe everything from seeing a man carrying an aquarium filled with books to the experience of selecting the prettiest nail clipper from the shop.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of clipper
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“Caïque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ca%C3%AFque. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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