Caravel Definition
karəvel
caravels
noun
Any of several kinds of fast, small sailing ships, esp. one with a narrow, high poop and lateen sails, used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th cent.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Caravel
Noun
Singular:
caravel
Plural:
caravelsOrigin of Caravel
French caravelle from Old French from Old Portuguese caravela diminutive of cáravo ship from Late Latin cārabus a small wicker boat from Late Greek kārabos light ship from Greek horned beetle
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle French caravelle, from Portuguese caravela.
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