carrack

noun

car·​rack ˈker-ək 

ˈker-ik, 

ˈka-rək, 

ˈka-rik

: a beamy sailing ship especially of the 15th and 16th centuries

Examples of carrack in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On September 6, 1522, a Spanish carrack named Nao Victoria arrived in the coastal waters of Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022

The multi-mast carrack derives from the single-mast cog that dominated European seafaring in the Middle Ages. — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022

Word History

Etymology

Middle English carrake, from Anglo-French carrak, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr, plural of qurqūr merchant ship, from Greek kerkouros light vessel

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for carrack

• arrack
• barrack
• barbaric
• pindaric
• isobaric