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square-rigged

square-rigged adjective: having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.

Adjective

square-rigged (not comparable)

  1. Having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.
  2. Smartly dressed.
    • A handsome square-rigged fellow in a double-breasted blue uniform, not burnt, stood at her shoulder.1979, Joseph Hayes, Island on Fire: A True Saga, page 231

square-rigged meaning in Tamil

square-rigged in Tamil

இணைவரிக்கட்டான

Antonyms of square-rigged

Origin of square-rigged

Compare square rig.

Words formed from square-rigged

Questions about square-rigged

What does square-rigged mean?
Square-rigged means having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.
What is square-rigged in Tamil?
Square-rigged in Tamil is இணைவரிக்கட்டான. See Square-rigged meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is square-rigged?
Square-rigged is an adjective.

Words near square-rigged in the dictionary

  1. square-jawed
  2. square-lipped rhinoceros
  3. square-lipped rhinoceroses
  4. square-pierced
  5. square-pushing
  6. square-rigged
  7. square-rigger
  8. square-riggers
  9. square-sail
  10. square-shooter
  11. square-shooters

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