caravel
A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for…A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
Karavelle
караве́ллаkaravélla
карав́елаkarav́ela
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French caravelle, from Old French caruelle, carvelle (“caravel”), from Old GalFrom Middle French caravelle, from Old French caruelle, carvelle (“caravel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese caravela (“caravel”), a diminutive of caravo, carabo (“type of small vessel”), from Late Latin carabus (“small wicker boat decked with hide”), from Ancient Greek κᾱ́ρᾰβος (kā́răbos, “type of light ship; kind of beetle, probably a longhorn beetle; kind of crustacean, probably a crayfish”).
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