schooner
A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sailsA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
» I haven't seen a schooner before.
Meaning
5 sensesA sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
Schoner
шху́наšxúna
шхунаšxuna
(UK)A glass for drinking a large measure of sherry.
a large beer glass
(Australia)A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).
(US)A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
(historical)A covered wagon used by emigrants.
Examples
3 sentencesI haven't seen a schooner before.
That is a schooner.
"I sailed around the Mediterranean in a schooner when I was seventeen," she recited slowly and carefully.
Translations
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Origin
Attested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skimAttested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skim over water”). Compare also shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).
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