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单词 square-rigged
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Definition of square-rigged in English:

square-rigged

adjective
  • (of a sailing ship) having the principal sails at right angles to the length of the ship, supported by horizontal yards attached to the mast or masts.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The square-rigged sailing ship Stavros S Niarchos was launched in 2000 to provide sail training for young people.
    • Grand Turk, the square-rigged fighting frigate best known as HMS Indefatigable in the TV series Hornblower, returns to Whitby this month before being featured in a film on the life of Napoleon.
    • The square-rigged, steel hulled, vessel attracted huge interest from locals and visitors during her stay.
    • Few, if any, of the divers aboard the JdL for our late-summer dive cruise had prior sailing experience, particularly on a square-rigged sailing ship like this brigantine.
    • Though square-rigged sailing ships have just about vanished from our oceans, they have left us present-day sailors with a racial memory of grandeur, power, and beauty.
    • A few months ago I had the opportunity to sail among the Caribbean islands once again, this time on the square-rigged cruise ship Royal Clipper.

Rhymes

bewigged, ship-rigged
 
 

Definition of square-rigged in US English:

square-rigged

adjectiveˈskwerˌriɡdˈskwɛrˌrɪɡd
  • (of a sailing ship) having the principal sails at right angles to the length of the ship, supported by horizontal yards attached to the mast or masts.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A few months ago I had the opportunity to sail among the Caribbean islands once again, this time on the square-rigged cruise ship Royal Clipper.
    • Few, if any, of the divers aboard the JdL for our late-summer dive cruise had prior sailing experience, particularly on a square-rigged sailing ship like this brigantine.
    • The square-rigged, steel hulled, vessel attracted huge interest from locals and visitors during her stay.
    • Grand Turk, the square-rigged fighting frigate best known as HMS Indefatigable in the TV series Hornblower, returns to Whitby this month before being featured in a film on the life of Napoleon.
    • The square-rigged sailing ship Stavros S Niarchos was launched in 2000 to provide sail training for young people.
    • Though square-rigged sailing ships have just about vanished from our oceans, they have left us present-day sailors with a racial memory of grandeur, power, and beauty.
 
 
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