caïque

noun

Definition of caïquenext
as in yacht

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  1. yacht
  2. frigate
  3. schooner
  4. sloop
  5. catamaran
  6. brigantine
  7. caravel
  8. clipper
Noun
  • The massive three mast sailing yacht is one of the largest in the world.
    Jim Dobson, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The yacht is considered the world’s largest eco electric catamaran.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of yacht
Noun
  • The Philippine military immediately sent its naval forces to monitor the Ufa, including a frigate armed with missiles and anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Officials: High sea wave caused boat to capsize Hanafi said some survivors were airlifted from the site to be treated for unspecified injuries, while others were assisted on rescue vessels until a military frigate arrived to transport them back to shore.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of frigate
Noun
  • The Shipwreck Bar is an actual schooner that once belonged to the resort’s original owner.
    Elizabeth Brownfield, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The schooner’s South Australian owner escaped conviction on slavery charges because the prosecution didn’t have enough evidence to prove that working conditions at the ship’s destination of Fiji constituted slavery.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of schooner
Noun
  • 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
  • Twenty men on Maynard’s sloop died, and Blackbeard presumed the rest of the crew dead.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of sloop
Noun
  • According to the company, Hermes is the largest catamaran touring the Galapagos Islands and the largest commercial catamaran in the world.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2024
  • To cruise further afield, Simpson Yacht Charter has a fleet of beautiful yachts and catamarans made for seagoing adventures.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of catamaran
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
Definition of brigantine
Noun
  • But what of those murals glorifying European colonization, with Christopher Columbus sweeping down from the sky in a caravel to find half-naked Native Americans?
    New York Times, New York Times, 25 May 2021
  • More than that, though, the Portuguese were carrying on their wooden caravels an entirely unfamiliar culture from those the Chinese had previously met.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 June 2020
Definition of caravel
Noun
  • What's New National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists have issued winter storm warnings for four states in the northern U.S. as an Alberta clipper treks eastward.
    Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Southeastern Wisconsin is under a Winter Weather Advisory from noon Thursday through noon Friday as a clipper system moves through the area bringing several inches of snow accumulations.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of clipper
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