BARKENTINE


Meaning of BARKENTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or bar·quen·tine ˈbär-kən-ˌtēn

Etymology: bark (V) + -entine, alteration of -antine (as in brigantine )

Date: 1693

: a sailing ship of three or more masts with the foremast square-rigged and the others fore-and-aft rigged

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