Thesaurus results for LUGGER

lugger

noun

Definition of lugger

as in schooner

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Recent Examples of lugger From time to time, Li Shan would offer Noe a sum impressive to a fisherman to sail his lugger—a forty-foot vessel made for the shallower waters of home into the Gulf to meet a ship bound for New Orleans. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026 The excess metal goes into roll off boxes or lugger boxes at the customer's factory. — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 3 July 2025 One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs. — Jake Offenhartz, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes. — Ann Benoit, NOLA.com, 27 Oct. 2017

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Noun

The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Yves Saint Laurent’s legendary fete on a four-masted schooner in New York City to mark the launch of Opium is still talked about by industry veterans today.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of schooner

Noun

The new 280-footer, currently known as Project 410, will become the world’s largest sloop upon launch.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026
Sailing aboard a 30-foot sloop on Acapulco Bay, Henry Kissinger kept a protective arm around his new wife, as a motorboat filled with the press corps followed.

— Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sloop

Noun

The Continental brigantine Andrew Doria arrived carrying a copy of the Declaration of Independence and flying the Continental Colors – the predecessor of the stars and stripes.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.

— Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024

Definition of brigantine

Noun

In September, a Russian frigate off the coast of Denmark fired two flares at a Danish military helicopter, one of which came dangerously close to hitting the aircraft.

— Julianne Smith, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
Malta, Cyprus, and Ireland have their own naval forces, but not the sort of frigates or destroyers needed for high-threat escort operations.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of frigate

Noun

When Cornelis van Rietschoten skippered Sayula II, a Swan 65 ketch, to victory, the Nautor’s Swan brand was well and truly established.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
The Panamax ketch features a sleek aluminum exterior, with a displacement hull and a distinctive pointed bow.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2025

Definition of ketch

Noun

Ohtani got his bat head down to a cutter from former Dodgers pitcher Dustin May on the inside corner.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The Tampa is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter based in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to the Coast Guard.

— David Goodhue October 15, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutter

Noun

Videos and photos shared on social media show Fei with Sokly in a garage with rare, luxury sports cars, and Fei posing in front of a 71-foot yacht imported by Sokly from Singapore, according to customs records.

— Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
With a foreword by fashion designer Jenna Lyons, the book showcases a variety of distinct residential projects, from city penthouses and lakeside retreats to coastal sanctuaries, culminating in their first luxury yacht project.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of yacht

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