BARQUE Meaning of BARQUE in English n.1 a sailing-ship with the rear mast fore-and-aft-rigged and the remaining (usu. two) masts square-rigged. 2 poet. any boat. Etymology: ME f. F prob. f. Prov. barca f. L barca ship's boat Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012