caravel

noun

car·a·vel | \ ˈker-ə-ˌvel

, ˈka-rə-, -vəl\

Definition of caravel

: any of several sailing ships specifically : a small 15th and 16th century ship that has broad bows, high narrow poop, and usually three masts with lateen or both square and lateen sails

Examples of caravel in a Sentence

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In Europe, however, small and scrappy Portugal did build small ships called caravels that could explore the African coast and later the Atlantic Ocean. — Lee Roop, AL.com, "Trump's 'Space Force' idea sounds good to Alabama representatives," 14 Mar. 2018 This caravel gave me a strange sense of peace and the feeling that there is always a story to tell, a place where to return. — Andrew Katz, TIME.com, "‘My mind will stay there forever’," 17 July 2017

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