felucca
(noun) a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
Source: WordNet® 3.1
felucca (plural feluccas)
A traditional wooden shallow-draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.
• "The ghostly feluccas passing along the canal are crewed by ghouls with wrapped heads." Lawrence Durrell, Justine
Source: Wiktionary
Fe*luc"ca (, n. Etym: [It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua), fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harraqah a sort of ship.] (Naut.)
Definition: A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean.
Note: Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be used at either end.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
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