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barque
/bɑɹk/
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
smaller
BARQUE + NOUN
daphne, phosphor
PREP.
about, on, than
Definitions
noun
1
A sailing vessel of three or more masts, with all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later.
2
Any small sailing vessel.
3
A sailing vessel or boat of any kind.
Barque of phosphor On the palmy beach…
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Synonyms
noun — a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later.
Wiktionary02
Barque of phosphor On the palmy beach…
Wiktionary03
The barque is smaller than a ship and larger than a boat.
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