XEBEC


Meaning of XEBEC in English

[ 'zi:bɛk ]

(also zebec )

■ noun historical a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails.

Origin

C18: alt. of Fr. chebec , via Ital. from Arab. šabbāk .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.