noun
- a two-masted sailing vessel with the shorter mast located behind the main mast
Usage: nautical
Examples
- The old ketch sailed gracefully into the harbor.
- They spent their vacation aboard a beautiful wooden ketch.
- The ketch’s mizzen sail helped balance the boat in strong winds.
- Captain Johnson preferred his ketch over larger sailing vessels.
- The racing ketch crossed the finish line first.
- We watched the ketch navigate through the narrow channel.