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Snow

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-005425

A type of two-masted sailing vessel, similar to a brig, but with a small trysail mast abaft the mainmast. This additional mast carries a trysail, which is a fore-and-aft sail. Snows were historically used as cargo carriers and warships, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-005425
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMarine and shipyard
TranslationsGerman: Schnau; Spanish: snow; French: senau
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005425",
  "term": "Snow",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A type of two-masted sailing vessel, similar to a brig, but with a small trysail mast abaft the mainmast. This additional mast carries a trysail, which is a fore-and-aft sail. Snows were historically used as cargo carriers and warships, particularly in the 18th and 19th centuries.",
  "subject": "Marine and shipyard",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schnau",
    "es": "snow",
    "fr": "senau"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/snow/"
}

Record 5,917 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.