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: a typically 2-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a foremast and a mainmast stepped nearly amidships
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: a larger-than-usual drinking glass (as for beer)
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The 90-foot schooner De Gallant encountered a passing storm about 20 miles north of Great Inagua, the southernmost island in the Bahamas, Tuesday morning, and the eight-member crew abandoned ship when the vessel began taking on water and going under, according to a Coast Guard statement.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
At Reynolds’ Pier near Jacksonport, two lumber hooker wrecks lie next to the pier, as do the remains of two schooners.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 May 2024
At Reynolds’ Pier near Jacksonport, two lumber hooker wrecks lie next to the pier, as do the remains of two schooners.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooner. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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schooner
noun
schoo·ner
ˈskü-nər 
1
: a ship with a fore-and-aft rig and two or more masts
2
: a large tall glass (as for beer)
3
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