schooner

noun

Definition of schoonernext
as in sloop

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Recent Examples of schooner This burgeoning category received a further boost when one Paul Sperry slipped on the deck of his schooner, inspiring the American sailor to look for an alternate form of traction. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 15 June 2026 When the perilous search for the Northwest Passage sparked a wave of popular interest in the Arctic, Church set off by schooner in search of icebergs. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026 The museum’s centerpiece is the historic Percy & Small Shipyard, the nation’s only surviving shipyard from the large wooden vessel era and the site where the giant schooner Wyoming was built. — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026 In 1965, Cochran's boat, a large schooner called the Rogue, was found drifting off the coast of Guatemala. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for schooner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooner
  1. sloop
  2. brigantine
  3. yacht
  4. yawl
  5. ketch
  6. frigate
  7. lugger
  8. catamaran
Noun
  • Just two days after the Hannah was underway, her crew captured the Unity, a sloop loaded with naval stores and lumber, supplies sorely needed by British forces in Boston.
    — Christopher Magra, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.
    — R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    — Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of brigantine
Noun
  • The ladies all get on a yacht and are confronted with cardboard cutouts of them in their very first season.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At almost 400 feet in length, the Launchpad is the largest yacht ever constructed by luxury superyacht builder Feadship, according to the company.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • The ship's captain ordered the crew to the yawl boat.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Captain William Griffin and his crew escaped, hopping on the ship’s yawl boat, in time to see the ship and its iron ore cargo vanish underwater.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Definition of yawl
Noun
  • The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025
  • And through such buffetings Constance’s little ketch had run aground.
    — Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
Definition of ketch
Noun
  • Rheinmetall said this combination gives the frigate a level of battlespace awareness and fire-control capability typically associated with much larger surface combatants.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Japan recently made major deals, including the joint development and transfer of 11 upgraded Mogami-class frigates to Australia.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of frigate
Noun
  • From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025
Definition of lugger
Noun
  • Couples can book sunset cruises, snorkeling trips, or private charters on the resort's catamaran, Lady Grace.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • On the beach, non-motorized water sports like snorkeling, kayaking, catamaran sailing, and boogie boarding are offered at no extra charge.
    — Gina Kramer, USA Today, 25 July 2026
Definition of catamaran

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