lugger
1
9.9
- noun
- /ˈlʌɡər/
- Specialized
:
barco de pesca
- The old lugger had seen many seasons and was still sturdy enough to venture into the waves for fishing.
Examples
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As the sun rose, the lugger sailed smoothly across the water, its lugsails catching the morning breeze.
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Beyond them, on the horizon, was the mother fleet, a cluster of humped-looking, two-masted, square-sailed luggers.
Fiction book (2002) -
We'll carry the extra fuel behind in a couple of luggers.
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Luggers carried a great deal of weight for their size.
Academic text (1996) -
"And here were built the long, low luggers that plowed the Spanish main."
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Few of them own luggers or engage in the business of forwarding their oysters to market.
Academic text (1996) -
Up to about 1905, there were about 1,500 luggers in Louisiana.
Academic text (1996) -
The lugger is being unloaded at three sites (Dunn, 1920).
Academic text (1996) -
The fisherman prepared his lugger for a day out at sea, hoping to catch enough fish to sell at the market.
Synonyms
48
1.1
A small boat that moves by wind using sails
21
1.0
A small open boat moved with oars on lakes and rivers
15
7.7
A small light boat for one person that you move with oars or a motor
2
9.9
A small coastal sailing boat used for fishing
1
1.4
A small boat that uses sails to move and usually has one mast
1
7.6
A small flat-bottom boat that people use in shallow water for fishing
1
9.9
A small sailboat with simple sails and no pole at the front, easy to handle alone
1
8.1
A boat that uses large nets to catch fish from the sea
A boat used for catching or carrying fish
A small wooden boat for rowing or fishing
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Etymology
Lugger comes from the name of the sail, lug, a simple 'sail' that hangs at an angle from a pole, so a lugger is a boat with these lug sails and is often a small fishing vessel.