brigantine
Example Sentences
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To restore his health, he dropped out at age 19, in 1834, signed on to a California-bound brigantine voyage — as anyone would, right? — and returned to Boston whole in body if not in spirit.
From Los Angeles Times
Cortés deployed newly built brigantines with sails, oarsmen and cannon while blockading supplies of food and fresh water to the city.
From Los Angeles Times
Zebu is a registered historic traditional brigantine rigged tall ship and was declared the National Historic Ships regional flagship of the year for the north-west in 2020.
From BBC
En route, they had built a larger boat—a brigantine—appropriate for the ever-widening waters, and they were attacked by a tribal force that included women warriors.
From The New Yorker
A brigantine was moored off the island’s opposite shore, its sails hanging limp and useless.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
