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Definition of Barkentine
1. n. A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also barquentine, barkantine, etc.] See Illust. in Append.
Definition of Barkentine
1. Noun. (sailing) (alternative spelling of barquentine) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Barkentine
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Barkentine
Literary usage of Barkentine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of Ocean Transportation by Emory Richard Johnson, Grover Gerhardt Huebner (1918)
"A full-rigged “ship” is a sailing vessel having three or more masts, on all of
which the sails are square-rigged. AA Lake barkentine three-masted vessel ..."
2. History of Washington, Idaho and Montana by Hubert Howe Bancroft, Frances Fuller Victor (1890)
"At Port Madison were built after 1862 the barkentine WH Ganley, 360 tons; ...
In 1874 the barkentine SM Stetson of 707 tons was built at Port Madison, ..."
3. Odd Bits of Travel with Brush and Camera by Charles Maus Taylor (1900)
"She is now quite close to us, and proves to be a barkentine under full sail.
We shout a greeting to the crew, and wave our handkerchiefs as she passes, ..."
4. History of the Pacific States of North America by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Henry Lebbeus Oak, Frances Fuller Victor, Alfred Bates (1890)
"At Port Madison were built after 1862 the barkentine IK. ... In 1874 the barkentine
SM Stetson of 707 tous was built at Port Madison, and in 1876 the sch. ..."
5. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1917)
"He must turn in the great sea, start across the bar and trust to his skill and
his powerful engine to bring him under the sheltered side of the barkentine. ..."
6. History of Oregon by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1888)
"Perkins, JG North, Dakota, and one unknown, the barkentine Amelia, the steamers
Messenger and Wasp, ..."
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