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Carrack vs Galleon - What's the difference?

carrack | galleon |

Galleon is a hyponym of carrack.



As nouns the difference between carrack and galleon

is that carrack is a large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast while galleon is a large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

carrack

English

Alternative forms

* carack * carrick

Noun

(wikipedia carrack) (en noun)
  • A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

    • galleon

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia galleon) (en noun)
  • (nautical) A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

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