Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: barkentine
  1. A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast
    "The barkentine sailed gracefully across the harbour";
    - barquentine

Derived forms: barkentines

Type of: sailing ship, sailing vessel

Encyclopedia: Barkentine