different between sailboat vs schooner

English

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth English) sailing boat

Etymology

From sail +? boat.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?se?l?b??t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?se?l?bo?t/

Noun

sailboat (plural sailboats)

1. A boat propelled by a sail.
2. (slang, card games) A playing card with the rank of four.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:sailboat

Translations

References

• Weisenberg, Michael (2000) The Official Dictionary of Poker. MGI/Mike Caro University. ?ISBN

English

Etymology

Probably from English scoon, and Dutch schoener (“schooner”), further etymology is uncertain, compare schoon (“clean”) and shunt (“to cause to move (suddenly)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sku?n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -u?n?(?)

Noun

schooner (plural schooners)

1. (nautical) A sailing ship with two or more masts, all with fore-and-aft sails; if two masted, having a foremast and a mainmast.

   Synonym: goelette
2. (Australia) A glass of beer, of a size which varies between states (Wikipedia).
3. (US) A large goblet or drinking glass, used for lager or ale (Wikipedia).
4. (historical) A covered wagon used by emigrants.

Usage notes

• (sailing ship): Variants exist, such as with additional square sails on the fore topmast. Compare ketch and yawl which have a main and a mizzen mast.
• (size of glass): A schooner is one of the larger measures, except in South Australia, where it is smaller. See Beer in Australia: Beer glasses for details.

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