/ bɑːk; NAmE bɑːrk/ noun
a sailing ship with three or more masts (= posts that support the sails)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , probably from Provençal barca , from late Latin barca ship's boat.
/ bɑːk; NAmE bɑːrk/ noun
a sailing ship with three or more masts (= posts that support the sails)
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old French , probably from Provençal barca , from late Latin barca ship's boat.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005