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Webster 1913 Edition
Brigantine
Brig′an-tine
,Noun.
1.
A practical vessel.
[Obs.]
2.
A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.
3.
See
Brigandine
. Webster 1828 Edition
Brigantine
BRIG'ANTINE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
brigantine
brigantine
English
a brigantine rigged vessel
Noun
brigantine (plural brigantines)
- (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
Synonyms
- hermaphrodite brig (the synonymy is controversial)
Translations
square-rigged foremast with main mast rigged fore-and-aft, sailing vessel
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Etymology 2
Variant forms.
Noun
brigantine (plural brigantines)
- Alternative form of brigandine
French
Noun
brigantine f (plural brigantines)
- trapeze-shaped type of sail
References
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition