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1
: 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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Biscayne Bay is known for its shipwrecks, and the Mandalay, a schooner that sank in the ’60s, is one of the top sites, as the hull sits in shallow enough water to be seen by snorkelers as well as divers.
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Fortunately for Pope and his guests, the schooner’s construction was ahead of its time.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The 178-foot ship Munger referred to was the James R. Bentley, a wooden schooner that sank in Lake Huron, just north of Rogers City, Michigan, on Nov. 12, 1878.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.
—Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
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Graham Averill, Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2025
Fortunately for Pope and his guests, the schooner’s construction was ahead of its time.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
The 178-foot ship Munger referred to was the James R. Bentley, a wooden schooner that sank in Lake Huron, just north of Rogers City, Michigan, on Nov. 12, 1878.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
In 1972, Scottish sailor Dougal Robertson and his family survived for 38 days at sea in a small dinghy after killer whales sunk their schooner near the Galapagos Islands.
—Outside Online, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Schooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schooner. Accessed 21 Feb. 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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