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- [skwair rig]
- /skwɛər rɪg/
- /skweə(r) rɪɡ/
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- [skwair rig]
- /skwɛər rɪg/
Definitions of square-rigged word
- adjective square-rigged having square sails as the principal sails. 1
- adjective square-rigged ship: principal sails are square 1
- adjective square-rigged A square-rigged sailing ship has large square sails. 0
- adjective square-rigged rigged with square sails 0
- adjective square-rigged rigged with square sails as the principal sails 0
Information block about the term
Origin of square-rigged
First appearance:
before 1760 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1760-70
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Parts of speech for Square-rigged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
square-rigged popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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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