CARRACK

carrack, carack

(noun) a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carrack (plural carracks)

(historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

Synonyms

• nau

Source: Wiktionary


Car"rack, n.

Definition: See Carack.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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