schooner

CEFRB2

/skuːnə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sailing ship with two or more masts.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A glass for drinking a large measure of sherry.

Examples

  • I haven't seen a schooner before.

  • That is a schooner.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).

  2. A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

  3. A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).

More examples

In context

  • The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land.

  • In addition to the square-rigged sailing ships, the schooners were the second largest group of large sailing vessels.

  • Foaming schooners of beer grew ever larger and more numerous as the crimson February suns went to their rest.

Synonyms

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The tall blank gracefully sailed across the ocean with its white sails.

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Origin

noun

Attested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skim over water”). Compare also shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).