ketch
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Definition of ketch
: a fore-and-aft rigged vessel similar to a yawl but with a larger mizzen sail and with the mizzenmast stepped farther forward
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Her 74 days of maritime solitude were broken at the harbor entrance when a fleet of yachts met her 31-foot ketch Sear Sharp II with welcoming sirens and horns. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "From the Archives: In 1969 San Diego greeted woman who sailed Pacific Ocean alone," 25 July 2019 This year's fleet ranges from British businessman Sir Peter Harrison's 115ft ketch Sojana and superfast Volvo 70 Warrior to 20ft open keel boats. — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, "Antigua Sailing Week: Serious sailing, serious fun," 27 Apr. 2018 Instead, Veterans For Peace and other volunteers spent five years restoring the wooden-hull ketch. — Jeanette Steele, sandiegouniontribune.com, "'Peace boat' sails into San Diego Bay to protest Fleet Week parade," 13 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ketch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ketch
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ketch
: a type of sailboat that has two masts
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ketch
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Kids Definition of ketch
: a fore-and-aft rigged ship with two masts