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square-rigged

/ˈskweər ˌrɪɡd/

Traduction: Qualifie un navire à voiles dont les voiles carrées ou rectangulaires sont attachées à des vergues disposées horizontalement et perpendiculairement à l'axe du bateau.

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formalcommontechnical/ˈskweər ˌrɪɡd/

Describes a sailing vessel with square sails set on yards that are horizontal and perpendicular to the keel of the ship.

  • 🇫🇷Qualifie un navire à voiles dont les voiles carrées ou rectangulaires sont attachées à des vergues disposées horizontalement et perpendiculairement à l'axe du bateau.
  1. Square-rigged C1 formal

    Describes a sailing vessel whose primary sails are set on horizontal yards that cross the mast at right angles, rather than being set fore-and-aft.

    • The tall ship was square-rigged, with its sails set across the mast.
    • Square-rigged vessels were common in the age of exploration.
    • The captain explained how to handle a square-rigged ship in a storm.

    🇫🇷à voiles carrées

  • more square-rigged comparative form
  • most square-rigged superlative form