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Viking vs Caravel - What's the difference?

viking | caravel |

As nouns the difference between viking and caravel

is that viking is viking 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.

viking

English

(wikipedia Viking)

Alternative forms

* -terminal): ** Vikinger, vikinger ** Vikingir, vikingir ** Vikingr, vikingr * -terminal): ** Viking, viking * -initial): ** Wicking, wicking ** Wiking, wiking

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) One of the Scandinavian seafaring warriors that raided (and then settled) the British Isles and other parts of Europe in the 8th to the 11th centuries and, according to many historians, were the first Europeans to reach North America.
  • (by extension) A stock character common in the fantasy genera, namely a barbarian, generally equipped with an ax or sword and a helmet adorned with horns.
  • (lb) A (mediaeval Scandinavian).
  • (American football) A player on the NFL team.

    • Derived terms

    * vike (jocular verb) * viking (in attributive use) * Vikingism * Vikingship

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A town in Alberta, Canada
  • A city in Minnesota

    • References

    English borrowed terms ----

    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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