schooner
Example Sentences
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In “The Henry Ford,” a schooner’s towering sails evoke an immense white bird settling into its nest.
From New York Times
The main mast of the schooner Grace Bailey splintered and fell onto the deck on Oct.
From Seattle Times
“No one trains to have a giant mast break on a schooner. Everyone acted with professionalism. Everyone was doing the best they could with the gifts that they had.”
From Washington Times
The lighthouse is named after the USS Alligator, a Navy schooner that ran aground on the reef in 1822 and sank.
From Seattle Times
The storm cut all telegraph lines between Boston and New York and capsized a schooner, killing 11 crew members.
From Seattle Times
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