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brigantine
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brig·an·tine  (brgn-tn)
n.
A two-masted sailing ship, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square main topsails.
[French brigantin, from Old French brigandin, from Old Italian brigantino, skirmishing ship, from brigante, skirmisher; see brigand.]
brigantine
Noun
a two-masted sailing ship [Old Italian brigantino pirate ship]
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Noun1.brigantinebrigantine - two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
hermaphrodite brig
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts


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