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Recent Examples of schooner
Charcoal portraits depict six of the enslaved Africans who were aboard the Amistad, the 19th-century slaving schooner that became the center of a landmark Supreme Court case.
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Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
This 21-feet-high wire mesh art installation has an eerie vibe, reflecting the hundreds-year-old legend of a ghost schooner that’s supposedly been seen floating in the strait separating Nova Scotia from Prince Edward Island.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
This 21-feet-high wire mesh art installation has an eerie vibe, reflecting the hundreds-year-old legend of a ghost schooner that’s supposedly been seen floating in the strait separating Nova Scotia from Prince Edward Island.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schooner
Noun
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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This led to an emotional confrontation between the sensei and his former student before the Sekai Taikai — and an explosive showdown between Kreese and Silver on the latter's yacht.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Soar high above Anguilla and St. Maarten on a private helicopter tour, set sail on a private yacht for a snorkeling excursion in the crystal-clear waters, and relax at the spa for a couple’s treatment.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2025
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Dove/Torr Cottage, Centerport After a decade living on their yawl in Huntington Harbor and a stint upstate after his mother died, artists Arthur Dove and Helen Torr were able to purchase an old post-office building perched alongside Titus Mill Pond in 1938.—
airmail.news,
airmail.news,
27 July 2024
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Prior to the incident, Wilson had been aboard a 52-foot yawl named the Emerald with friends Oster and Colleen McGovern.—
Nicole Briese,
Peoplemag,
24 May 2024
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Photo : Perini Navi ‘Badis,’ 230 Feet, 2016 Perini Navi Originally launched as Sybaris in 2016 for experienced yachtsman Bill Duker, Badis is an all-aluminum ketch built by Italian shipyard Perini Navi.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
16 Dec. 2024
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The vessel’s 328-foot submersible aft deck—a feature that first attracted her new owner, who uses OK to transport their 150-foot ketch—is now covered in a carpet of artificial grass.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2024
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After the Onyx Cinder is captured by Brutus' much larger frigate, the kids make a last stand of sorts by using a voice modifier and trapping Brutus with a cargo crane.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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Brutus’ frigate leapt out of hyperspace well ahead of the Onyx Cinder, and all aboard were curious to see that the mythical At Attin is a gas giant surrounded by an impenetrable toxic atmosphere.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
22 June 2022
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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.—
Ann Benoit,
NOLA.com,
27 Oct. 2017
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If a hybrid catamaran is more your speed, there are plenty of those heading out to sea as well.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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The state-run ferry, Jadrolinija, has a daily, high-speed catamaran service that takes about 3.5 hours to reach Hvar town.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schooner. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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