barquentine

bar·quen·tine

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bahr-kuh n-teen]
- /ˈbɑr kənˌtin/
- /bˈɑːkwəntˌaɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahr-kuh n-teen]
- /ˈbɑr kənˌtin/

Definitions of barquentine word

noun barquentine a sailing ship of three or more masts rigged square on the foremast and fore-and-aft on the others 3
noun barquentine a sailing vessel having three or more masts, square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft-rigged on the other masts. 1
noun barquentine (nautical) A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast. 0

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Origin of barquentine

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 Barquentine

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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barquentine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% 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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