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schooner

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun schooner has 2 senses
  1. schooner - a large beer glass
    --1 is a kind of
    glass, drinking glass
  2. schooner - sailing vessel used in former times
    --2 is a kind of
    sailing vessel, sailing ship
    --2 has particulars: sharpshooter

Definitions from the Web

Schooner

Definition

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with two or more masts, typically two fore-and-aft rigged masts and a larger mainmast rigged with a gaff sail or a square topsail.

Senses

Sense 1:

Noun: A sailing ship with two or more masts, typically with fore-and-aft sails on the lower masts and square sails on the upper mainmast.

Example Sentence: The schooner glided gracefully through the waves, its sails billowing in the wind.

Sense 2:

Noun: A large glass for serving beer or cocktails, traditionally shaped like a schooner ship.

Example Sentence: He ordered a pint of beer and it arrived in a frosty schooner glass.

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