Meaning carrack
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carrack


merchant ship, late 14c., from Old French caraque "large, square-rigged sailing vessel," from Spanish carraca, related to Medieval Latin carraca, Italian caracca, all of uncertain origin, pe [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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carrack


Large square rigged sailing vessel of Genoese origin, clinker built.    (Seward, Desmond. Henry V: The Scourge of God, 222)
Source: netserf.org

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(n) a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Source: beedictionary.com

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carrack


Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust.
Source: brethrencoast.com

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carrack


A large three- or four-masted sailing vessel developed from the earlier cog, in use from the 14th to the 17th century, usually with elevated structures at the bow and stern.
Source: ageofsail.net

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carrack


Old three:masted trading vessel which was square:rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust.
Source: caribbean-pirates.com

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carrack


Old three-masted trading vessel which was square-rigged on the fore and main masts, and lateen rigged on the mizzen mast. Similar to the Caravel, but larger and more robust.
Source: marinewaypoints.com





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