What is another word for schooners?

Pronunciation: [skˈuːnəz] (IPA)

Schooners are a type of sailing vessel that has two or more masts, with the aft mast being taller than the others. Synonyms for schooners include sailing ships, sailboats, clippers, brigs, brigantines, and cutters. Sailing ships refer to any ship that relies on wind power to move, while sailboats are smaller, typically used for recreational purposes. Clippers are fast-sailing ships used for trading, while brigs are two-masted vessels with square sails. Brigantines are similar to brigs but have a larger sail area, while cutters are smaller and used for short-distance coastal sailing. Regardless of their name, all these vessels have their unique characteristics, history, and purpose.

What are the hypernyms for Schooners?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Schooners

We found there a large number of persons and prairie schooners, but most of them were on a voyage to the gold-fields of California.
"Memoirs of Orange Jacobs"
Orange Jacobs
It is called Little Holland, for small schooners sail by under the very nose of your house, and the hired girl often forgets to serve the salad while flirting with the skipper of some sloop.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
Doubtless those two schooners lost anchor-that one there is dragging anchor.
"Rose of Dutcher's Coolly"
Hamlin Garland

Related words: sailboat, sailboat racing, sailing, sailing boat, wooden boats

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