square-rigger

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Recent Examples of square-rigger The Pacific had struck the Orpheus, a 1,100-ton square-rigger that was traveling north along the Washington coast to load a shipment of coal at Nanaimo in British Columbia. Joel Sams, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Jan. 2025 Lindblad Expeditions' Sailing the Caribbean Aboard Sea Cloud Duration: Seven nights What to expect: This cruise aboard Sea Cloud, a historic square-rigger ship that can accommodate 64 passengers, begins in Bridgetown, Barbados, for a true sailing adventure. Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for square-rigger
Noun
  • Last week, skeletal remains found on New Jersey beaches were identified as those of a 19th-century schooner captain.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 29 May 2025
  • This year, look out for General Patton’s private schooner, When-and-If, among others.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • This small oasis serves as both a tranquil retreat and the dedicated pier for the hotel's enhanced boat fleet, recently expanded with the addition of Treville Maritime's private yacht, the Wajer 38 Spectre.
    Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
  • On the southwestern tip, Galle is one of three Sri Lankan ports of entry but the only port with facilities for private yachts.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 30 May 2025
Noun
  • According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 June 2025
  • Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 3 May 2025
Noun
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • The San Salvador is a replica of explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo’s 16th-century Spanish galleon, the first European ship to reach what is now known as San Diego in 1542, according to the Maritime Museum of San Diego.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2025
  • The wintry Atlantic roiling, frothing, glittering like a gigantic skin shaking itself, great galleon-clouds passing overhead, torn and tattered by the wind.
    Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Those who prefer something more active can rent jet skis or head on a catboat tour in a two-person catamaran.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
  • At the Seafire, everything from nautical motif chairs upholstered in international flags to a traditional wooden Cayman catboat and prints from local pop artist Dready are found beneath the lobby’s 20-foot ceiling, grounded by natural materials, like weathered wood and polished coral stone.
    Shayne Benowitz, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • However, apart from his time competing on high-speed M32 catamarans, Canfield’s experience and success have come through racing traditional keelboats.
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Most of the time, a small keelboat barely exceeds 10 knots of speed (11.5mph).
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In 2018, Qatar gave one of the planes—which sport two full bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, three galleys, an office and multiple lounges—to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president.
    Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • What goes on in the galley in the morning is enough to make a person question her sanity.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 May 2025

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“Square-rigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/square-rigger. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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