Schooner Definition

sko͝onər
schooners
noun
A sailing vessel with two or more masts, rigged fore and aft.
Webster's New World

Prairie schooner.

Webster's New World
A large beer glass, usually holding a pint.
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Other Word Forms of Schooner

Noun

Singular:
schooner
Plural:
schooners

Origin of Schooner

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Schooner Sentence Examples

  • The first "schooner" was launched at Gloucester in 1713.

  • In July 1812 a British squadron unsuccessfully attempted to capture a brig and schooner in the harbour.

  • At the age of fourteen he went to sea in the merchant service, and was in command of a trading schooner at an early age.

  • It is quite evident that the pirate schooner cannot be far off.

  • On this occasion the authorities were more hostile than before to the Natal pioneers, for they confiscated the schooner on the ground that it was unregistered and that it came from a foreign port.

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