barquentine
or bar·quan·tine
[ bahr-kuh n-teen ]
/ ˈbɑr kənˌtin /
noun
Words nearby barquentine
barotseland,
barouche,
barozzi,
barperson,
barque,
barquentine,
barquette,
barquisimeto,
barr body,
barr.,
barra
Definition for barquentine (2 of 2)
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
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British Dictionary definitions for barquentine (1 of 2)
barquentine
barquantine
/ (ˈbɑːkənˌtiːn) /
noun
a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others
Usual US and Canadian spelling: barkentine
Word Origin for barquentine
C17: from
barque + (
brig)
antine
British Dictionary definitions for barquentine (2 of 2)
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