Knarr
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /nɔːɹ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Knarr is a noun meaning A type of modern long-keeled sailing boat.
Meaning
A type of modern long-keeled sailing boat.
More Meanings
- (historical) A kind of Norse merchant ship used by the Vikings.
Example Sentences
Mogens and Morten followed him on the two knarrs, but behind them to the north two other ships could be sighted.
This summer, one of these Knarrs is being delivered to Johannes Westergaard of New York, and another to Gerhard Lorenz of the Grosse Isle Yacht Club, Michigan.
The Knarr soon attracted the interest of local regatta sailors, who liked its lines and performance. Back in Scandinavia, the Danish Sailing Association became interested in building Knarrs.
The next morning, the ten knarrs leave the protected harbor located on the Greenlandic Southern tip and head north, by beginning their travels around the tip and up the west coast, but always within the sight of land.
Word Forms
- knarrs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include knavess, creeker, knaveship, knave, knacker, shnorrer.
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