XEBEC Meaning of XEBEC in English [ 'zi:bɛk ](also zebec ) ■ noun historical a small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails.OriginC18: alt. of Fr. chebec , via Ital. from Arab. šabbāk . Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004