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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahr-kuh n-teen]
- /ˈbɑr kənˌtin/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bahr-kuh n-teen]
- /ˈbɑr kənˌtin/
Definitions of barkentine word
- noun barkentine a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others 3
- noun barkentine a sailing vessel with its foremast square-rigged and its two other masts rigged fore and aft 3
- noun barkentine a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other masts. 1
- noun barkentine (sailing) Alternative spelling of barquentine. 0
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Origin of barkentine
First appearance:
before 1685 One of the 48% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1685-95; bark3 + (brig)antine
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Parts of speech for Barkentine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
barkentine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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