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Meaning of barque | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
bɑɹk

Definitions

  1. A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
  2. Any small sailing vessel.
    archaic
  3. A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
    poetic

Equivalents

Bosanski barka
Català veler
Čeština bark bárka
Dansk bark
Deutsch Farm
Ελληνικά μπάρκο
Esperanto barko
Español bricbarca
Suomi parkki parkkilaiva pursi venho
Français barque
Hrvatski barka
Lëtzebuergesch Naachen
Nederlands bark schuit zeilboot zeilbootje
Polski bark barkowy
Русский барк па́русник
Српски barka
Svenska bark barkskepp

Examples

“On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later.”
“Barque of phosphor On the palmy beach…”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

barquentine Barquero barquette barquette mould barquillite Barr

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