schooner

/'sku:nə/

Thân thiện

A schooner with white sails glides across a calm blue sea.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of sailing ship: A schooner is a sailing vessel with at least two masts, typically with the foremast being shorter than the mainmast. They were historically used for cargo, fishing, and as pilot boats.
   • A large glass for beer: A schooner is also a tall, often stemmed, glass used for serving beer, particularly in certain regions like Australia and parts of the UK.

Examples

• Noun (Sailing Vessel):
  • The old schooner sailed gracefully into the harbor.
  • They restored a historic schooner for the maritime museum.
• Noun (Beer Glass):
  • He ordered a schooner of lager at the pub.
  • In this bar, a schooner holds 15 ounces of beer.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a three-masted schooner": Describes a specific rigging configuration of the ship.
  • The famous vessel was a three-masted schooner.
• "Schooner-rigged": Describes a boat that is fitted with the sails and masts characteristic of a schooner.
  • The yacht is schooner-rigged for better handling.

Variants and Related Words

• Prairie schooner (noun): A historical term for a covered wagon used by pioneers in North America, so named for its resemblance to a sailing ship crossing the grassy "sea" of the prairie.
  • The family traveled west in a prairie schooner.

Synonyms

• Sailing vessel: A general term for any boat propelled primarily by sails.
• Tankerard (for the glass): A less common synonym for a large beer mug or glass.

Related Phrases

• "Schooner of beer": The standard phrase for ordering this specific measure of beer.
  • I'll have a schooner of beer, please.

Related Idioms

• "To sail a tight schooner": An idiom (though rare) implying to manage one's affairs, especially a business, in a very efficient and controlled manner, drawing an analogy to skillfully sailing a ship.
  • The new CEO is known for sailing a tight schooner.

Học thuật

Noun

1. sailing vessel used in former times
2. a large beer glass