xebecs

plural of xebec

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for xebecs
Noun
  • With Jokic orchestrating at the elbow or top of the arc, cutters find seams that few (or in some cases any) other passers have the ability to exploit.
    Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Today there was a lot more cutters inside to righties.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • That kind of philanthropy is unusual in an age when many billionaires flaunt their wealth with mega-yachts and Wall Street firms work to extract profits from their investments.
    David Gelles, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Lurssen has launched an unprecedented number of new yachts recently.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Thales has completed Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for both the Mission System and the Combat System on the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 Inspiration-class frigates.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
  • British officials, seeking economies of scale for their own navy and to boost Scotland’s shipyard industry, had heavily promoted the BAE Systems’ frigates, known as the T-26 City-class.
    Reuters 22 min ago, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2025
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“Xebecs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/xebecs. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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