Definition of Brigentine
Brig"an*tine (&?;), n. [F. brigantin,
fr. It. brigantino, originally, a practical vessel. See
Brigand, and cf. Brig] 1. A practical
vessel. [Obs.]
2. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing
from a brig in that she does not carry a square mainsail.
3. See Brigandine.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (nautical) a two-masted vessel, square-rigged on the foremast, but fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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