Schooner
noun
A type of ship with two or more masts, where the aft (back) mast is taller than the fore (front) mast.
We saw a schooner sailing in the distance.
Often appears as...
- sailing schooner
- schooner rigged
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Technical
noun
In certain countries like Australia and Canada, a large beer glass, usually holding about half a liter.
He ordered a schooner of beer in the pub.
Often appears as...
- schooner of beer
- full schooner
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Colloquial
noun
A type of ship with two or more masts, where the aft (back) mast is taller than the fore (front) mast.
We saw a schooner sailing in the distance.
Often appears as...
- sailing schooner
- schooner rigged
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In certain countries like Australia and Canada, a large beer glass, usually holding about half a liter.
He ordered a schooner of beer in the pub.
Often appears as...
- schooner of beer
- full schooner
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Term
Used specifically when talking about ships and sailing to describe a particular ship design.
The maritime museum featured a model of a classic schooner.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Sailing
Schooners are often associated with historical or nautical contexts, not modern-day boating.
Pirates would have never used a schooner like this one.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Distinction
Recognize a schooner by its distinctive sail arrangement, with the taller mast at the back.
The twin-masted schooner stood out with its unique silhouette.
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Term
Used specifically when talking about ships and sailing to describe a particular ship design.
The maritime museum featured a model of a classic schooner.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Sailing
Schooners are often associated with historical or nautical contexts, not modern-day boating.
Pirates would have never used a schooner like this one.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Distinction
Recognize a schooner by its distinctive sail arrangement, with the taller mast at the back.
The twin-masted schooner stood out with its unique silhouette.
Pro Tip 1/3Maritime Term
Used specifically when talking about ships and sailing to describe a particular ship design.
The maritime museum featured a model of a classic schooner.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Sailing
Schooners are often associated with historical or nautical contexts, not modern-day boating.
Pirates would have never used a schooner like this one.
Pro Tip 3/3Visual Distinction
Recognize a schooner by its distinctive sail arrangement, with the taller mast at the back.
The twin-masted schooner stood out with its unique silhouette.
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Michael Pollan: A...
Cows graze one day. They move, OK? They graze everything down, intensive grazing. He waits three days, and then we towed in something called the Eggmobile. The Eggmobile is a very rickety contraption -- it looks like a prairie schooner made out of boards --
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Are ghost ships real? -...
while the unfortunate crew never made it to shore. Far stranger is the tale of "A. Ernest Mills," a schooner transporting salt, whose crew watched it sink to the sea floor following a collision.
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Michael Pollan: A...
Cows graze one day. They move, OK? They graze everything down, intensive grazing. He waits three days, and then we towed in something called the Eggmobile. The Eggmobile is a very rickety contraption -- it looks like a prairie schooner made out of boards --
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Are ghost ships real? -...
while the unfortunate crew never made it to shore. Far stranger is the tale of "A. Ernest Mills," a schooner transporting salt, whose crew watched it sink to the sea floor following a collision.
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Sterling Hayden
I was navigator on the Gloucester schooner 'Gertrude L. Thebaud' in the International Fisherman's race. That's a big thing in New England - the race, I mean. A Boston newspaper man covered it, and saw me on board. For a long time I wished he hadn't! He wrote a piece saying I ought to be in motion pictures.
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Sterling Hayden
I brag like hell when I'm confident of what I'm doing. Back when I was sailing ships for a living, I would take a schooner up to San Francisco - I had my master's certificate at 22 - and I would tell myself, 'There isn't a man in the world can do this better 'n I can.' And I meant it.
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David F. Houston
American Politician
One could drive a prairie schooner through any part of his argument and never scrape against a fact.
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Sterling Hayden
I never liked the movie life. I was in it to raise enough money to buy my schooner.
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Sterling Hayden
I was navigator on the Gloucester schooner 'Gertrude L. Thebaud' in the International Fisherman's race. That's a big thing in New England - the race, I mean. A Boston newspaper man covered it, and saw me on board. For a long time I wished he hadn't! He wrote a piece saying I ought to be in motion pictures.
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Sterling Hayden
I brag like hell when I'm confident of what I'm doing. Back when I was sailing ships for a living, I would take a schooner up to San Francisco - I had my master's certificate at 22 - and I would tell myself, 'There isn't a man in the world can do this better 'n I can.' And I meant it.
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David F. Houston
American Politician
One could drive a prairie schooner through any part of his argument and never scrape against a fact.
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Sterling Hayden
I never liked the movie life. I was in it to raise enough money to buy my schooner.
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