单词 | full-rigger |
释义 | full-riggern. A full-rigged ship. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [noun] > with specific rig > fully rigged full-rigger1856 1856 York Herald 9 Feb. 5 Another ship, built by John Pill. Esq., will shortly be launched, a full rigger, about 1400 tons burthen. 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 360/2 We couldn't make much headway sculling a full-rigger. 1908 Daily Chron. 17 Dec. 3/3 Admirable as it [sc. a history of New England whalers] is within its 418 pp., instead of being the fine fullrigger that it might have been, it is, comparatively, only a topsail schooner. 1952 Motor Boating Jan. 56/1 The famous full-rigger Danmark with her 116 cadets was in the West Indies. 2001 Ships Monthly Mar. 36/3 A main-skysail full-rigger is probably not the cheapest vessel, either to build or to maintain. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856 |
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