schooner
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schooner
- /skuːnə(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -uːnə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Attested ca. 1715, of uncertain origin. Said to be derived from dialectal scoon (“to skim over water”). Compare also shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).
noun schooners
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A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.
The night was considerably clearer than anybody on board her desired when the schooner Ventura headed for the land.
Similar: goelette
- A glass for drinking a large measure of sherry. Boycott any pub that bans work clothes, allows customers to reserve tables or only sells beer in schooners. That is less a pub, more a private members’ club.
- A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia). Foaming schooners of beer grew ever larger and more numerous as the crimson February suns went to their rest.
- A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
- A covered wagon used by emigrants.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: masted, ahoy, tall ship, windjammer, clipper, brigantine, sailboat, sailing ship, barkentine, topsail schooner, two-master, packet ship, ketch, yawl, cutter, sloop
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noun sailing ship
| Español | goleta, escuna |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스쿠너 seukuneo |
| 日本語 | スクーナー sukūnā |
| 中文 | 雙桅縱帆船 /双桅纵帆船 shuāngwéi zòng fānchuán, 雙桅帆船 /双桅帆船 shuāngwéi fānchuán, 斯庫那 /斯库那 sīkùnà |
| Português | escuna |
| Français | goélette |
| Deutsch | Schoner |
| Italiano | schooner, goletta, scuna |
| Ελληνικά | ημιολία imiolía, γολέτα goléta, σκούνα skoúna |
| Română | goeletă |
| Русский | шху́на šxúna |
| العربية | سكونة |
| עברית | סקונר skooner |
Talk about this word "schooner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/schooner. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. schooner. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/schooner "schooner." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/schooner.Cite this
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title = {schooner},
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