Caravel Definition

karəvel
caravels
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.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Caravel

Noun

Singular:
caravel
Plural:
caravels

Origin of Caravel

  • French caravelle from Old French from Old Portuguese caravela diminutive of cáravo ship from Late Latin cārabus a small wicker boat from Late Greek kārabos light ship from Greek horned beetle

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French caravelle, from Portuguese caravela.

    From Wiktionary

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