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piragua

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Definition of piragua

as in schooner

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Recent Examples of piragua Miranda also has a small but memorable role as Piragüero — the owner of a small piragua stand that tries to compete with a Mister Softee truck, which from a glimpse in the new trailers, looks to be run by Hamilton's Christopher Jackson. — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2021

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Noun

A couple of miles south, things were much quieter (and pricier) at Grand Banks, a schooner turned oyster bar docked at Tribeca’s Pier 25, with views of the Statue of Liberty and the Freedom Tower.

— Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
The sailing yacht is a replica of the legendary 20th-century schooner Elena.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of schooner

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Lorenzo’s raft just missed the anchored catamaran, but his father, cousin and aunt weren’t as lucky.

— Susan Young, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
The front cross-beam (a structure that links the hulls at the front of the boat) snapped and the catamaran collapsed into its constituent pieces, with the wingsail falling to the water.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of catamaran

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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
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

Definition of sloop

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

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

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