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Word: Barque
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French, probably from Provençal barca, from late Latin barca ‘ship's boat’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɑːk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a sailing ship, typically with three masts, in which the foremast and mainmast are square-rigged and the mizzenmast is rigged fore and aft
Short Definition:sailing ship in which foremast and mainmast are square-rigged
Examples:- the 55 metre three-masted barque is known for adventurous voyages
Variant Forms:
- bark
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