ship-rigged
Three square masts
Ship-rigged describes a sailing vessel with three or more masts, all carrying square sails on horizontal yards.
The term distinguishes this full square-rig configuration from other arrangements like schooners or barques: a ship-rigged frigate, The vessel was ship-rigged and carried eighteen guns.
Fast ship or trimmer
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
- merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel
windjammer · galleon · brigantine · Constitution · Victory · circumnavigation · maritime · nautical
By sudden surprise
- close-hauledSailing near wind's eye
- wearingHaving clothing on
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
- bracingRefreshingly keen or stimulating
reefing · furling · helmsman · bosun · seamanship · windward · leeward · quartering
Having trio of poles
sails · mainmast · foremast · mizzenmast · crosstrees · topmast · royals · topsails
clipper
Fast ship or trimmer
- barqueMulti-masted sailing vessel
- frigateMedium-sized naval warship
- man-of-warArmed sailing vessel
merchantman · windjammer · galleon · brigantine · Constitution · Victory · circumnavigation · maritime · nautical · seafaring
aback
By sudden surprise
- close-hauledSailing near wind's eye
- wearingHaving clothing on
- tackingAngled sailing maneuver
bracing · reefing · furling · helmsman · bosun · seamanship · windward · leeward · quartering · downwind
three-masted
Having trio of poles
canvas · sails · mainmast · foremast · mizzenmast · crosstrees · topmast · royals · topsails · courses