barque

[bahrk] /bɑrk/
noun
1.
bark3 .
Examples from the web for barque
  • All the rest that were in the barque were drowned in the merciless icas.
  • barque three masts or more, square rigged on all except the aftmost mast.
British Dictionary definitions for barque

barque

/bɑːk/
noun
1.
a sailing ship of three or more masts having the foremasts rigged square and the aftermast rigged fore-and-aft
2.
(poetic) any boat, esp a small sailing vessel
Word Origin
C15: from Old French, from Old Provençal barca, from Late Latin, of unknown origin
Word Origin and History for barque
n.

variant of bark (n.2).

Encyclopedia Article for barque

sailing ship of three or more masts, the rear (mizzenmast) being rigged for a fore-and-aft rather than a square sail. Until fore-and-aft rigs were applied to large ships to reduce crew sizes, the term was often used for any small sailing vessel. In poetic use, a bark can be any sailing ship or boat.

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