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square rigged

square rigged is the alternative form of square-rigged.

Meaning of square-rigged

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

Questions about square rigged

What is square rigged the alternative form of?
Square rigged is the alternative form of square-rigged.

Words near square rigged in the dictionary

  1. square piano
  2. square pianos
  3. square pyramid
  4. square pyramids
  5. square rig
  6. square rigged
  7. square rigs
  8. square rod
  9. square rods
  10. square roof
  11. square roofs

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