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noun
- (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 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
Translations: Etymology: Possibly cognate with Spanish barco
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