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What does square-rigged mean?

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Adjective
  1. (nautical, of a ship) Having (approximately) square sails rigged onto spars perpendicular to the keel.
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Few, if any, of the divers aboard the JdL for our late-summer dive cruise had prior sailing experience, particularly on a square-rigged sailing ship like this brigantine.
You see, beyond the fact that she was a square-rigged ship we could say but little about her.
His square-rigged ship with the cross and bones flying from the mizzenmast was a feared sight in the eyes of captains of merchant barques.
The square-rigged sailing ship Stavros S Niarchos was launched in 2000 to provide sail training for young people.
The square-rigged, steel hulled, vessel attracted huge interest from locals and visitors during her stay.
No wonder old-time sailors deserted their square-rigged ships for such delights, after months at sea on hard-tack and briny water.

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