caravel

[ kar-uh-vel ]

/ ˈkær əˌvɛl /

noun

a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.

Also carvel.

Origin of caravel

1520–30; <Middle French car(a)velle<Portuguese caravela, equivalent to cárav(o) kind of ship (<Late Latin carabus a small wicker boat <Greek kárabos skiff, crayfish) + -ela diminutive suffix

Words nearby caravel

Caravaggio, caravan, caravanner, caravansary, caravanserai, caravel, caraway, carb, carbachol, carbamate, carbamazepine

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Example sentences from the Web for caravel

This day the two eldest of the six youths brought from the Rio de Mares, who were on board the caravel Niña, made their escape.
The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503|Various
Embarking in her, they next fell in with a caravel, which they also captured.
Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, August, 1863, No. 70|Various
The letter was handed over to Escobar, who rowed back with it to his caravel and immediately sailed away with it into the night.
Christopher Columbus, Complete|Filson Young
The sea doth not flow upward, neither can a caravel mount the waterfall.
Mercedes of Castile|J. Fenimore Cooper

And this was the caravel which in this year went further than all the others that voyaged to that land.
The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea|Gomes Eannes de Azurara

British Dictionary definitions for caravel

caravel

carvel

/ (ˈkærəˌvɛl) /

noun

a two- or three-masted sailing ship, esp one with a broad beam, high poop deck, and lateen rig that was used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries

Word Origin for caravel

C16: from Portuguese caravela, diminutive of caravo ship, ultimately from Greek karabos crab, horned beetle

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单词	caravel
释义	caravel [ kar-uh-vel ] / ˈkær əˌvɛl / noun a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts. Also carvel. Origin of caravel 1520–30; <Middle French car(a)velle<Portuguese caravela, equivalent to cárav(o) kind of ship (<Late Latin carabus a small wicker boat <Greek kárabos skiff, crayfish) + -ela diminutive suffix Words nearby caravel Caravaggio, caravan, caravanner, caravansary, caravanserai, caravel, caraway, carb, carbachol, carbamate, carbamazepine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caravel This day the two eldest of the six youths brought from the Rio de Mares, who were on board the caravel Niña, made their escape. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503\|Various Embarking in her, they next fell in with a caravel, which they also captured. Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 12, August, 1863, No. 70\|Various The letter was handed over to Escobar, who rowed back with it to his caravel and immediately sailed away with it into the night. Christopher Columbus, Complete\|Filson Young The sea doth not flow upward, neither can a caravel mount the waterfall. Mercedes of Castile\|J. Fenimore Cooper And this was the caravel which in this year went further than all the others that voyaged to that land. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea\|Gomes Eannes de Azurara British Dictionary definitions for caravel caravel carvel / (ˈkærəˌvɛl) / noun a two- or three-masted sailing ship, esp one with a broad beam, high poop deck, and lateen rig that was used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries Word Origin for caravel C16: from Portuguese caravela, diminutive of caravo ship, ultimately from Greek karabos crab, horned beetle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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