Word Meanings - CARAVEL - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A name given to several kinds of vessels. The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage. A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150

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A name given to several kinds of vessels. The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage. A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden. A small fishing boat used on the French coast. A Turkish man-of-war. (more info) fr. Sp. caraba a kind of vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr.

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