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Bark

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-000428

A sailing vessel typically characterized by having three or more masts, with the fore-and-aft sails on the aftermost mast and square sails on all other masts. This rig combines the speed of square sails with the maneuverability of fore-and-aft sails. Barks were common cargo carriers in the 19th century.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-000428
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
Referencesbark - definition and meaning (Wordnik)
TranslationsGerman: Bark; Spanish: barca; French: barque
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000428",
  "term": "Bark",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A sailing vessel typically characterized by having three or more masts, with the fore-and-aft sails on the aftermost mast and square sails on all other masts. This rig combines the speed of square sails with the maneuverability of fore-and-aft sails. Barks were common cargo carriers in the 19th century.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "references": [
    "bark - definition and meaning (Wordnik)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Bark",
    "es": "barca",
    "fr": "barque"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bark/"
}

Record 467 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.