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: a typically 2-masted fore-and-aft rigged vessel with a foremast and a mainmast stepped nearly amidships
2
: a larger-than-usual drinking glass (as for beer)
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The 200 square miles of surrounding coral reefs proved rough for mariners, but divers now reap the benefits with some 300 shipwrecks to explore, from the 192-foot American schooner Constellation that sank during World War II to the Mary Celestia, a Civil War era paddle-wheeler.
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
In the early morning hours of September 8, 1860, the lumber schooner Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
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Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 May 2025
The Californian is a 41 year-old wooden topsail schooner that was built as a replica of the 1847 Revenue Cutter C.W. Lawrence.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2025
According to the articles, a schooner named Oriental left Connecticut en route to Philadelphia with five crew members onboard.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
In the early morning hours of September 8, 1860, the lumber schooner Augusta collided with the Lady Elgin.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooner. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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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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