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

bark beetle, bark cloth, bark is worse than his bite, bark up the wrong tree, barkeeper, barkentine, barker, barkhan, barkhausen, barkhausen effect, barking

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British Dictionary definitions for barkentine

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