CARRACK


Meaning of CARRACK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-rək, -rik ]

noun

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

Date: 14th century

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

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