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Carack vs Caravel - What's the difference?

carack | caravel |

As nouns the difference between carack and caravel

is that carack is while caravel is (nautical) a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the portuguese, as well as spanish, for about 300 years, beginning in the fifteenth century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.

carack

English

Noun

(en noun)
    • (Webster 1913)

    caravel

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia caravel) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese, as well as Spanish, for about 300 years, beginning in the fifteenth century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration

    • Synonyms

    * carvel

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