单词 | schooner |
释义 | schooner (once / 467 pages) n You're most likely to see a schooner in an old seaport or tourist harbor, since it's an old-fashioned kind of boat with at least two masts and sails. There are still places you can ride on a schooner, but schooners were most common along the east coast of the United States in the eighteenth century. Schooners were historically used for fishing and transporting cargo, and sometimes for racing. The word schooner was probably first used in Gloucester, Massachusetts, coined from the Scottish scon, "to send over water, to skip stones." WORD FAMILYschooner: schooners USAGE EXAMPLESThe students will also sleep and eat most of their meals on a wooden boat, the schooner Harvey Gamage. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) It was written by Steven L. Schooner and Daniel I. Gordon, who are involved with government procurement law at the George Washington University Law School. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) Dockage fees run $120 per linear foot in the summer, $105 in the winter, and Ms. Clegg’s schooner is 39 feet length over all. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) 1n sailing vessel used in former times Hypo|Hyper sharpshooter a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters sailing ship, sailing vessel a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts 2n a large beer glass Hyper drinking glass, glass a container for holding liquids while drinking |
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