Barkentine Definition
bärkəntēn
noun
A sailing ship with from three to five masts of which only the foremast is square-rigged, the others being fore-and-aft rigged.
American Heritage
A sailing vessel with its foremast square-rigged and its two other masts rigged fore and aft.
Webster's New World
(sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Barkentine
Noun
Singular:
barkentine
Plural:
barkentinesOrigin of Barkentine
Probably bark (brig)antine
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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