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SQUARE-RIGGER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does square-rigger mean?
• SQUARE-RIGGER (noun)
The noun SQUARE-RIGGER has 1 sense:
1. a square-rigged sailing ship
Familiarity information: SQUARE-RIGGER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A square-rigged sailing ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("square-rigger" is a kind of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
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