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schooner

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schoo·ner  (sknr)
n.
1. A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel having at least two masts, with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.
2. A large beer glass, generally holding a pint or more.
3. A prairie schooner.

[Origin unknown.]

schooner [ˈskuːnə]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel with at least two masts, with all lower sails rigged fore-and-aft, and with the main mast stepped aft
2. Brit a large glass for sherry
3. US, Canadian, Austral, and NZ a large glass for beer
[origin uncertain]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.schooner - a large beer glass
drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking
2.schooner - sailing vessel used in former times
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
sharpshooter - a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
Translations
schooner [ˈskuːnəʳ] N
1. (Naut) → goleta f
2. (for sherry) → copa f grande

schooner [ˈskuːnər] n
(= ship) → schooner m
(= sherry glass) → grand verre m à xérès
(US, Australian) (= beer glass) → verre de 375 ml)m de bière >

schooner
n
(= boat)Schoner m
(= sherry glass)großes Sherryglas; (US, Austral: = beer schooner) → hohes Bierglas

schooner [ˈskuːnəʳ] n
a. (Naut) → schooner m inv, goletta
b. (Brit) (sherry glass) → bicchiere m da sherry (Am) (beer glass) → boccale m da birra

schooner [ˈskuːnəʳ] n
a. (Naut) → schooner m inv, goletta
b. (Brit) (sherry glass) → bicchiere m da sherry (Am) (beer glass) → boccale m da birra

schooner
n schooner [ˈskuːnə]
a type of fast sailing-ship with two or more masts. skoener مَرْكَب شِراعي шхуна škuner skonnert der Schoner σκούνα goleta kuunar كشتي بادباني تندرو kuunari goélette סְפִינָה דוּ-תוֹרנִית स्कूनर škuna szkúner sekunar skonnorta goletta スクーナー船 (배) 스쿠너 škuna šoneris skuner schoener skonnert szkuner escuna goeletă шхуна škuner škuner škuna skonare, skonert เรือใบที่แล่นเร็วมีสองเสากระโดงหรือมากกว่านั้น uskuna 雙桅或多桅縱帆船 шхуна دو یا دو سے زیادہ مستولوں والا جہاز thuyền buồm dọc


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For an endless period, as it seemed to me, I lay with my head on the thwart watching the schooner (she was a little ship, schooner-rigged fore and aft) come up out of the sea.
Trelawney had taken up his residence at an inn far down the docks to superintend the work upon the schooner.
At anchor a schooner looks better; she has an aspect of greater efficiency and a better balance to the eye, with her two masts distributed over the hull with a swaggering rake aft.
 
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