schooner

noun/ˈskuːnər/

Frequency rank: #12,698 most common English word

Meaning

a sailing vessel with two or more masts, with the forward mast shorter than the main mast.

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Example sentence

The old captain sailed his schooner across the Atlantic Ocean.

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