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Caravel vs Xebec - What's the difference?

caravel | xebec |

As nouns the difference between caravel and xebec

is that caravel is 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 while xebec is a small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship.

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

    Anagrams

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    xebec

    English

    (wikipedia xebec)

    Alternative forms

    * zebec * zebeck

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship
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