barquentine
/ˈbɑːk(ə)ntiːn
/(US barkentine)
noun
A sailing ship similar to a barque but with only the foremast square-rigged and the remaining masts rigged fore and aft.Events such as Monday's parade of sail, where square-rigged barquentines and brigantines raise their sails and tour the harbour, evoke images of a time before steamships and attract thousands of binocular-toting sailing fans....
- The cadets and professional sailors on-board the four-masted barquentine, a training ship owned by the Japanese government, scrubbed the vessel down for public tours this week.
- Like its sister ship, the Nippon Maru, which visited Richmond two years ago for the Tall Ships Festival, the Kaiwo Maru is a four-masted barquentine.
Origin
Late 17th century: from barque, on the pattern of brigantine.
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