SCHOONER


Meaning of SCHOONER in English

n.1 a fore-and-aft rigged ship with two or more masts, the foremast being smaller than the other masts.

2 a Brit. a measure or glass for esp. sherry. b US & Austral. a tall beer-glass.

3 US hist. prairie schooner.

Etymology: 18th c.: orig. uncert.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.