Definitions for: Brigantine


[n] two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast



Webster (1913) Definition: Brig"an*tine, n. [F. brigantin, fr. It. brigantino,
originally, a practical vessel. See Brigand, and cf.
Brig]
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.

Synonyms: hermaphrodite brig

See Also: sailing ship, sailing vessel

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