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schoo·ner

(sko͞o′nər)
n.
1. A fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel having at least two masts, with a foremast that is usually smaller than the other masts.
2. A large beer glass, generally holding a pint or more.
3. A prairie schooner.
[Origin unknown.]
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schooner

(ˈskuːnə)
n
1. (Nautical Terms) a sailing vessel with at least two masts, with all lower sails rigged fore-and-aft, and with the main mast stepped aft
2. Brit a large glass for sherry
3. US and Canadian and Austral and NZ a large glass for beer
[C18: origin uncertain]
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schoon•er

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(ˈsku nər)

n.
1. any of various types of sailing vessel having a foremast and mainmast, with or without other masts, and having fore-and-aft sails on all lower masts.
2. a very tall glass, as for beer.
[1705–15, Amer.; orig. uncertain]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. schooner - a large beer glass
drinking glass, glass - a container for holding liquids while drinking
2. schooner - sailing vessel used in former times
sailing ship, sailing vessel - a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
sharpshooter - a fast schooner once used by New England fisherman for illegal fishing in Canadian waters
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Translations
مَرْكَب شِراعي
škuner
skonnert
szkúner
skonnorta
škuna
šoneris
uskuna

schooner

[ˈskuːnəʳ] N
1. (Naut) → goleta f
2. (for sherry) → copa f grande
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

schooner

[ˈskuːnər] n
(= ship) → schooner m
(= sherry glass) → grand verre m à xérès
(US, Australian) (= beer glass) → verre m de bière (de 375 ml)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

schooner

n
(= boat) → Schoner m
(= sherry glass) → großes Sherryglas; (US, Austral: = beer schooner) → hohes Bierglas
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

schooner

[ˈskuːnəʳ] n
a. (Naut) → schooner m inv, goletta
b. (Brit) (sherry glass) → bicchiere m da sherry (Am) (beer glass) → boccale m da birra
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

schooner

(ˈskuːnə) noun
a type of fast sailing-ship with two or more masts. skoener مَرْكَب شِراعي шхуна escuna škuner der Schoner skonnert σκούνα goleta kuunar كشتي بادباني تندرو kuunari goélette סְפִינָה דוּ-תוֹרנִית स्कूनर škuna szkúner sekunar skonnorta goletta スクーナー船 (배) 스쿠너 škuna šoneris skuner schoener skonnert szkuner وړوكى بېړۍ چه دوه يا ډير بادوانونه لري escuna goeletă шхуна škuner škuner škuna skonare, skonert เรือใบที่แล่นเร็วมีสองเสากระโดงหรือมากกว่านั้น uskuna 雙桅或多桅縱帆船 шхуна دو یا دو سے زیادہ مستولوں والا جہاز thuyền buồm dọc 双桅纵帆船
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Division one went to Jeremy Noseda's 11-4 favourite Firmament, who had been second at Windsor earlier in the month and quickened past Scooner, with the pair getting close.
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Dr David Scooner, consultant pathologist, said a post-mortem showed the cause of death was drowning.
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There were "no boats, but scooners of about 40 tons, and 5 men." Vere did not say this about Placentia, where he had anchored each summer from 1728 to 1730.
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