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carrack
n.
carack, large galleon that was popular in the Mediterranean as merchantman (used from the 14th to the 16th centuries)
Carrack
A
carrack was a three- or four-
masted sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the
Genoese for use in commerce. They were widely used by Europe's 15th-century maritime powers, from the Mediterranean to northwest Europe, although each region had models of slightly different design. The
Portuguese and the
Spanish used them for oceanic travel and to explore the world.
carrack
Noun
1. a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
(synonym) carack
(hypernym) galleon
Carrack
(n.)
See Carack.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Carrack
A large medieval
ship , commonly more than 500 tons, used both for war and for transport.
