Definitions for brigantines

brigantines brig·an·tine

Spelling: [brig-uh n-teen, -tahyn]
IPA: /ˈbrɪg ənˌtin, -ˌtaɪn/

Brigantines is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 1088 anagrams from letters in brigantines (abegiinnrst).

Definitions for brigantines

noun

  1. a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.
  2. hermaphrodite brig.
  3. a two-masted sailing vessel, square-rigged on the foremast and having a fore-and-aft mainsail with square upper sails.
  4. hermaphrodite brig.

Origin of brigantines

1515-25; Medieval Latin brigantinus or Old Italian brigantino, orig., armed escort ship (see brigand, -ine2); replacing brigandy

Examples for brigantines

See Hermaphrodite and brigantine, by which, term she is at present classed in law.

“A brig or brigantine; a two-masted vessel of some sort,” answered Murray.

Ship after plundering the brigantine gave the same to the said Thos.

The brigantine then lay to; the two ships remained immovable.

An Indian woman revealed to him a plot to set fire to his brigantine on the stocks.

"She's a brigantine, Zeb," observed the keeper, handing up the spyglass.

The brigantine was not a Turks Islands boat, but a coaster from Jamaica.

After luffing to pick him up, the brigantine had been again pulled off on the port tack.

He must have been ashore when I was on board the brigantine; he certainly wasn't in the cabin.

Each brig, brigantine, or schooner, carried three or four apprentices.

After luffing to pick him up, the brigantine had been again pulled off on the port tack.

See Hermaphrodite and brigantine, by which, term she is at present classed in law.

An Indian woman revealed to him a plot to set fire to his brigantine on the stocks.

The brigantine then lay to; the two ships remained immovable.

The brigantine was not a Turks Islands boat, but a coaster from Jamaica.

Ship after plundering the brigantine gave the same to the said Thos.

"She's a brigantine, Zeb," observed the keeper, handing up the spyglass.

Each brig, brigantine, or schooner, carried three or four apprentices.

“A brig or brigantine; a two-masted vessel of some sort,” answered Murray.

He must have been ashore when I was on board the brigantine; he certainly wasn't in the cabin.

Word Value for brigantines
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