a hermaphrodite brig

English - Turkish

Definition of a hermaphrodite brig in English Turkish dictionary
hermaphrodite: Hem erkek hem dışı cinsiyet organlan bulunan canlı veya bitki
hermaphrodite: Hünsa, erselik, ikicinslikli
hermaphrodite: {i} hermafrodit
hermaphrodite: (Tıp) Hem erkek hem dişi (kimse), Hermafrodit, hünsa
hermaphrodite: {i} erselik
hermaphrodite: {i} çift cinsiyetli
hermaphrodite: {i} erdişi

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Definition of a hermaphrodite brig in English English dictionary: hermaphrodite
hermaphrodite brig: a two-masted sailing ship which has square sails on the foremast combined with a schooner rig on the mainmast (triangular topsail over a gaff mainsail). As such it has a mix of the two main types of sail plan, hence the term hermaphrodite
About noon we saw a vessel on a wind to leeward of us, which was a source of great delight to us all, and we bore down to her. We soon made her out to be an hermaphrodite brig, under her close-reefed topsails and trysails. — Frederick Marryat, The Privateersman, 1846.
hermaphrodite brig: A two-masted vessel with a square-rigged foremast and a schooner-rigged mainmast

a hermaphrodite brig

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a her·maph·ro·dite brig

ı hırmäfrıdayt brîg

/ə hərˈmafrəˌdīt ˈbrəg/ /ə hɜrˈmæfrəˌdaɪt ˈbrɪɡ/

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