barkentine
or bark·an·tine, bar·quen·tine, bar·quan·tine
[ bahr-kuh n-teen ]
/ ˈbɑr kənˌtin /
noun Nautical.
a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other masts.
Origin of barkentine
An Americanism dating back to 1685–95;
bark3 +
(brig)antine
Words nearby barkentine
Example sentences from the Web for barkantine
The sail was a barkantine, three points on the weather bow, hull down.
Sailing Alone Around The World |Joshua Slocum
British Dictionary definitions for barkantine
barkentine
barkantine
/ (ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn) /
noun
US and Canadian
a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others
British spellings: barquentine, barquantine
Word Origin for barkentine
C17: from
barque + (
brig)
antine