XEBEC


Meaning of XEBEC in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈzē-ˌbek, zi-ˈ ]

noun

Etymology: modification of French chebec, from Arabic shabbāk

Date: 1756

: a usually 3-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with long overhanging bow and stern

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.