three-masted ship

  • 1-masted — masted, combining form. having a mast or masts: »A three masted ship = a ship having three masts …

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  • 2three-master — three masted, adj. /three mas teuhr, mah steuhr/, n. Naut. a sailing ship with three masts. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 3ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …

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  • 4ship of the line — a former sailing warship armed powerfully enough to serve in the line of battle, usually having cannons ranged along two or more decks; battleship. [1700 10] * * * Type of sailing warship, the principal vessel of the West s great navies from the… …

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  • 5three-master — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: obsolete English three mast, adjective, having three masts (from English three (I) + mast, n.) + English er : a 3 masted ship * * * thr …

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  • 6Ship — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Ship >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 ship ship vessel sail Sgm: N 1 craft craft bottom GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 navy navy marine fleet flotilla Sgm …

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  • 7masted — adjective Having masts. It was a three masted sailing ship so it could use a lot of sails at once …

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  • 8List of historical ship types — This is a list of historical ship types, which includes any classification of ship that has ever been used.;Barque: A sailing vessel with three or more masts, fore and aft rigged on only the aftermost.;Barquentine: A sailing vessel with three or… …

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  • 9Her Majesty's Ship — His or Her Majesty s Ship (HMS) is the ship prefix used for ships of the navy in some monarchies, either formally or informally. HMS* In the British Royal Navy, it refers to the King or Queen of the United Kingdom as appropriate at the time.… …

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  • 10ship|en|tine — «SHIHP uhn teen», noun. a four masted vessel having the first three masts square rigged and the last one fore and aft rigged. ╂[< ship; patterned on barkentine] …

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