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Brigantine
UK
/ˈbrɪɡəntiːn/
US
/ˈbrɪɡənˌtin/
Translation of "brigantine" into Russian
brigantine
Noun
UK
/ˈbrɪɡəntiːn/
US
/ˈbrɪɡənˌtin/
brigantine
brigantines pl
The brigantine sailed smoothly across the open sea.
Бригантина плавно плыла по открытому морю.
Definitions
brigantine
Noun
UK
/ˈbrɪɡəntiːn/
US
/ˈbrɪɡənˌtin/
A two-masted sailing ship with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the mainmast, which is fore-and-aft rigged.
The brigantine sailed swiftly across the open sea, its sails billowing in the wind.
Historically, a small, fast vessel—often equipped with both sails and oars—favoured by pirates, privateers, and explorers for its speed and manoeuvrability.
Elizabethan privateers prowled the Caribbean in sleek brigantines that could outsail heavier ships of the line.
brigantine
Adjective
UK
/ˈbrɪɡəntiːn/
US
/ˈbrɪɡənˌtin/
Relating to or characteristic of a brigantine or its rig; not comparable.
The yacht featured a brigantine rig with square sails on the foremast.