Brigantine

Noun CEFR B2

ˈbɹɪɡ.ənˌtin

Definitions

a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft-rigged mainsail with a square-rig above it on the mainmast.

Equivalents

Españolbergantín

Françaisbrigantine

DeutschBrigantine

9 more languages

العربيةالمركّب الشّراعيّ

Češtinabrigantina

Ελληνικάβρίκιον

Suomibrigantiini

Italianobrigantino

Nederlandsbrigantijn

Polskibrygantyna

Portuguêsbergantim

Русскийбригантина

Examples

“The Galles and thoſe pilling Briggandines, That yeerely ſaile to the Uenetian goulfe, And houer in the ſtraightes for Chriſtians wracke, Shall lie ⟳ at anchor in the Iſle Aſant.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

brigatinib Briget Brigg Briggs Briggs logarithm Briggs-Rauscher reaction

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