English
Etymology
Possibly cognate with Spanish barco
Pronunciation
IPA|/b��(r)k/
rhymes|��(r)k
Homophone: bark
Noun
en-noun
wikipedia
- context|nautical a sailing vessel of three or more masts, having all masts but the sternmost square-rigged, the sternmost being fore-and-aft-rigged
#*1873 (published 1889, 1996), William Campbell, An Account of Missionary Success in the Island of Formosa, SMC Publishing Inc., page 279
#*:On being told, however, that the Norwegian barque Daphne was about to leave An-peng for Tamsui, I had my things taken on board, and we set sail a few hours later.
- context|archaic any small sailing vessel
- context|poetic a sailing vessel or boat of any kind
Synonyms
(small vessel): see boat
Alternative spellings
bark (only as sailing vessel, all masts but sternmost square-rigged)
Translations
trans-top|sailing vessel, all masts but sternmost square-rigged
Finnish: parkki
trans-bottom
trans-top|archaic, any small sailing vessel
Finnish: pursi
trans-bottom
trans-top|poetic, any sailing vessel or boat
Finnish: pursi, venho
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