brigantine
[ brig-uh n-teen, -tahyn ]
/ ˈbrɪg ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn /
noun Nautical.
a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.
Words nearby brigantine
brigadier,
brigadier general,
brigalow,
brigand,
brigandine,
brigantine,
briggs,
briggsian logarithm,
brigham,
brigham city,
brighouse
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British Dictionary definitions for brigantine
brigantine
/ (ˈbrɪɡənˌtiːn, -ˌtaɪn) /
noun
a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast
Word Origin for brigantine
C16: from Old Italian
brigantino pirate ship, from
brigante
brigand