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brigantine

[ brig-uhn-teen, -tahyn ]

noun

Nautical.
  1. a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.


brigantine

/ -ËŒtaɪn; ˈbrɪɡənËŒtiËn /

noun

  1. a two-masted sailing ship, rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft with square topsails on the mainmast
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brigantine1

1515–25; < Medieval Latin brigantinus or Old Italian brigantino, originally, armed escort ship ( brigand, -ine 2 ); replacing brigandyn < Middle French brigandin
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of brigantine1

C16: from Old Italian brigantino pirate ship, from brigante brigand
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To restore his health, he dropped out at age 19, in 1834, signed on to a California-bound brigantine voyage — as anyone would, right? — and returned to Boston whole in body if not in spirit.

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Cortés deployed newly built brigantines with sails, oarsmen and cannon while blockading supplies of food and fresh water to the city.

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Zebu is a registered historic traditional brigantine rigged tall ship and was declared the National Historic Ships regional flagship of the year for the north-west in 2020.

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En route, they had built a larger boat—a brigantine—appropriate for the ever-widening waters, and they were attacked by a tribal force that included women warriors.

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A brigantine was moored off the island’s opposite shore, its sails hanging limp and useless.

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