caïque

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Noun
  • The stresses of the shore fall away in the salt air, and the pressures of daily life ease into the wake as the yacht leaves land behind.
    Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 31 May 2026
  • Other looks in Hadid's yacht wardrobe included a steel blue one-piece suit by Miyake Design Studio, a black one-piece swimsuit with a large back cutout and blue trim, and matching Some Bodee bloomers and a ruffled crop top in white.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Both Salisbury and Schuster see the LCS as primarily stopgaps for the Navy, likely to give way to a new generation of frigates that was announced last December.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
  • Cuba no longer maintains a meaningful blue-water navy, modern frigates or an operational submarine fleet comparable to Cold War levels.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • The sails will be exhibited from May 28 through July 30 on The North Wind schooner throughout the festival.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • In 1965, Cochran's boat, a large schooner called the Rogue, was found drifting off the coast of Guatemala.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.
    Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • For couples looking to swap a formal rehearsal for something more relaxed, the staff can also arrange custom outings—like a private catamaran sail to kick off the celebration.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 31 May 2026
  • In a landmark for clean maritime transport, Tasmania’s Incat shipyard has built the world’s largest all‑electric ferry – a 130 m catamaran (Hull 096) for Uruguay/Argentina operator Buquebus.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • 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.
    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
Noun
  • In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.
    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
Noun
  • The founder of one agency tells me his top clipper has earned over six figures publishing across thousands of accounts.
    Lane Brown, Vulture, 15 May 2026
  • By now, half the world has registered an opinion on Kylie Jenner’s nipple-forward Venus de Milo homage or the clipper ship perched on Madonna’s head at this year’s Met Gala.
    Jane Bua, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
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“Caïque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ca%C3%AFque. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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