BRIGANTINE


Meaning of BRIGANTINE in English

[ 'brɪg(ə)nti:n ]

■ noun a two-masted sailing ship with a square-rigged foremast and a mainmast rigged fore and aft.

Origin

C16: from OFr., from Ital. brigantino , from brigante (see brigand ).

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