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brigantine

/ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/

brigantine noun: a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast. Also the alternative form of brigandine.

brigantine: a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a...
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Noun

brigantine (plural brigantines)

  1. a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
    • The Galles and thoſe pilling Briggandines,
      That yeerely ſaile to the Uenetian goulfe,
      And houer in the ſtraightes for Chriſtians wracke,
      Shall lie at anchor in the Iſle Aſant.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...

Proper noun capitalized: Brigantine

Brigantine

  1. A city on a barrier island in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States.

Also used as

brigantine is also the alternative form of brigandine.

Synonyms of brigantine

Forms of brigantine

pluralbrigantines

Origin of brigantine

Attested 1525, for a small rowing vessel, from earlier brigandyns, from Middle French brigandin, probably from Italian brigante (“skirmisher, pirate, brigand”), from Latin brigō (“to fight”).

Variant form.

Questions about brigantine

What does brigantine mean?
Brigantine means a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.
What part of speech is brigantine?
Brigantine can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce brigantine?
Brigantine is pronounced /ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin/ (US).
What is the plural of brigantine?
The plural of brigantine is brigantines.

Words near brigantine in the dictionary

  1. briganteen
  2. Brigantes
  3. Briganti
  4. Brigantia
  5. Brigantian
  6. brigantine
  7. brigantines
  8. Brigantis
  9. brigatinib
  10. Briget
  11. Brigettine

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