- square rig
- noun Date: circa 1875 a sailing-ship rig in which the principal sails are extended on yards fastened to the masts horizontally and at their center
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
square rig
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Square rig — is a generic type of sail and rigging arrangement in which the primary driving sails are carried on horizontal spars which are perpendicular, or [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/square#Adjective square] , to the keel of the vessel and to the masts … Wikipedia
square-rig — square rig·ger; … English syllables
square-rig|ger — «SKWAIR RIHG uhr», noun. a square rigged ship: »In Boston…you could look over the harbor at the big square riggers anchored in the stream (Atlantic) … Useful english dictionary
square rig — noun : a sailing ship rig in which the sails are bent to the yards carried athwart the mast and trimmed with braces compare fore and aft rig … Useful english dictionary
square-rigger — [skwer′rig′ər] n. a square rigged ship * * * square rig·ger (skwârʹrĭgʹər) n. A square rigged vessel. * * * … Universalium
Square — may mean:Mathematics*Square (algebra), to multiply a number or other quantity by itself **Perfect square **Square matrix **Square number **Square root*Square (geometry), a polygon with four equal sides and angles **Unit square*Square wave, a… … Wikipedia
square-rigged — square′ rigged′ adj. naut. navig. having square sails as the principal sails • Etymology: 1760–70 square′ rig′ger, n … From formal English to slang
square-rigger — square rig·ger … English syllables
square-rigged — adjective Date: 1769 having or equipped with a square rig … New Collegiate Dictionary
square — [adj1] honest, genuine aboveboard, decent, equal, equitable, ethical, even, fair, fair and square, impartial, impersonal, just, nonpartisan, objective, on the level, sporting, sportspersonlike, straight, straightforward, unbiased, unprejudiced,… … New thesaurus
