schooner
/skuːnə(ɹ)/
schooner noun: a sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
Noun
schooner (plural schooners)
- A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land.1907 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 6, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC
- Designed by Frank Payne's renowned Boston design office, and built in 1928 of longleaf yellow pine, this 82-footer has been a racing schooner — a staysail schooner — since the heyday of Class-A ocean racing in schooners during the late 1920s and early 1930s.2004, Reese Palley, The Best of Nautical Quarterly: Volume 1: The Lure of Sail, page 181
- Synonyms:
- goelette
- A glass for drinking a large measure of sherry.
- Boycott any pub that bans work clothes, allows customers to reserve tables or only sells beer in schooners. That is less a pub, more a private members’ club.2018 June 6, Tony Naylor, “The new rules of pub etiquette: don't flirt with bar staff or steal the glasses”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
- A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).
- Foaming schooners of beer grew ever larger and more numerous as the crimson February suns went to their rest.a. 1964, Arthur Upfield, “Fozen Pumps”, in Kees de Hoog, editor, Up and Down Australia: Short Stories Selected by Kees de Hoog, published 2008, page 67
- At first I refused, but ten schooners later I was ready to take on Jaws with a butterknife[.]1995, Paul Vautin, Turn It Up!, Sydney: Pan Macmillan Australia, page 193
- A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
- A covered wagon used by emigrants.
schooner meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
schooner in Hindi
- स्कूनर
schooner in Tamil
- sailing ship
- இசுக்கூனர் icukkūṉar
schooner in Marathi
- स्कूनर
schooner in Bengali
- দুই, ততোধিক মাস্তুলওয়ালা পালতোলা জাহাজ
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- schooner in Malayalam
- ഇരുപ്പാമരക്കപ്പൽ, അഭയാർത്ഥി വാഗൺ, ഇരട്ട പായ്മരക്കപ്പൽ
- schooner in Kannada
- ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಹೋಗುವ ನೌಕೆ, ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಹೋಗುವ ಹಡಗು
- schooner in Punjabi
- ਸਕੂਨਰ
- schooner in Gujarati
- સ્કૂનર
- schooner in Odia
- ସ୍କୁନର୍, ସ୍କୁନର
- schooner in Nepali
- स्कुनर
- schooner in Tagalog
- skuner
- schooner in Arabic
- سكونة
- schooner in Malay
- skuner
- schooner in Indonesian
- sekunar
Examples of schooner in a sentence
- In addition to the square-rigged sailing ships, the schooners were the second largest group of large sailing vessels.2005, Otmar Schäuffelen, Chapman: Great Sailing Ships of the World, page xxi:
- Unfortunately, anyone looking for a schooner today has limited choices.2007, Donald Launer, Lessons from My Good Old Boat, page 240:
- And needless to say, the Western Australia row will eventually be filled in as well, though not before drinking a schooner of the amber nectar in Perth.2004, Ken Ewell, Voyages of Discovery: A Manly Adventure in the Lands Down Under, page 94:
- For a true Adelaide experience, head for the bar and order a schooner of Coopers, the local brew, or a glass of SA′s impressive wine.2009, Charles Rawlings-Way, Meg Worby, Lindsay Brown, Paul Harding, Central Australia: Adelaide to Darwin, Lonely Planet, page 59:
Synonyms of schooner
Forms of schooner
| plural | schooners |
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Origin of schooner
Attested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skim over water”). Compare also shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).
Words formed from schooner
Phrases with schooner
Words that rhyme with schooner
Questions about schooner
- What does schooner mean?
- Schooner means a sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
- What is schooner in Hindi?
- Schooner in Hindi is स्कूनर. See Schooner meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use schooner in a sentence?
- In addition to the square-rigged sailing ships, the schooners were the second largest group of large sailing vessels.
- What part of speech is schooner?
- Schooner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce schooner?
- Schooner is pronounced /skuːnə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of schooner?
- The plural of schooner is schooners.
Words near schooner in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: schooner (page history and authors); schooner (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); schooner (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); schooner (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); schooner (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); schooner (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); schooner (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); schooner (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); schooner (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); schooner (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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