caravel 
caravel
Definition
cara·vel (kar′ə vel′)
noun
any of several kinds of fast, small sailing ships, esp. one with a narrow, high poop and lateen sails, used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th cent.
Etymology: MFr < Port caravela, dim. of caravo, small vessel < LL carabus, small wicker boat covered with leather < L, kind of crab < Gr karabos
caravel
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- rig: The Matthew is a modern recreation of the square rigged caravel that John Cabot sailed from Bristol to Newfoundland in 1497.
Adjective modifier
- fragile: You will find yourselves wondering how those brave men dare to sail those waters in such fragile caravels!
- Spanish: The key exhibit, covering most of the ground floor, is the Molasses Reef Wreck, an early 16th-century Spanish caravel.
- early: The key exhibit, covering most of the ground floor, is the Molasses Reef Wreck, an early 16th-century Spanish caravel.
- such: You will find yourselves wondering how those brave men dare to sail those waters in such fragile caravels!
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