caïque

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Noun
  • Highlights From The Palm Beach International Boat Show The Palm Beach International Boat Show (which runs from March 19 to 23) is one of the marquee events on the superyacht circuit—with more than $2 billion worth of yachts over 82 feet for sale and plenty of boats that can be chartered.
    Passport by ForbesLife, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • And for Rihanna, this means tying her hair up with a scarf on a yacht in Barbados.
    India Espy-Jones, Essence, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The interaction reportedly focused on basic operations such as communications and refueling, and involved roughly half a dozen vessels from each side, including supply ships and frigates.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Collins added that the ships were currently about 280 nautical miles east of Tasmania and had slightly changed their formations, while being closely monitored by a New Zealand navy frigate.
    Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Renamed Magic Circle, Guthrie’s schooner became a lowly minesweeper along the Scottish coast.
    Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
  • That same weekend, to celebrate Juneteenth, a replica of the historic schooner Amistad—that became famous after a group of enslaved Africans led a successful revolt—will drop anchor in Oak Bluffs and offer free public tours (June 16-19).
    Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2023
Noun
  • In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.
    Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • From towering catamarans racing at 60mph to $12.8m in prize money.
    Andrew Rice, The Athletic, 20 Mar. 2025
  • This fully customizable electric catamaran has the shipyard’s signature solar panels integrated into the hull sides, superstructure and curved areas, covering around 738 square feet of surface area and generating up to 13kWp of energy.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.
    Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 6 Mar. 2018
Noun
  • Wreck 5 was built using a method known as caravel planking, where planks are placed end to end without overlapping, archaeologist and project leader Håkan Altrock said in the release.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Engulfed in the unpredictable Dionysian crowds rocking him left and right like a 15th century caravel, Reed vowed to carry on until morning like locals traditionally do.
    Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Born into a household where grooming was a necessity, Yehuda’s first set of clippers came from his father.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 5 Mar. 2025
  • All supplies will be provided, but bring your favorite floral clippers, scissors, aprons, and plant material if desired.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Caïque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ca%C3%AFque. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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