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Carack

Carack Meaning & Definition
Carack Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Carack?

[n] a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman

Synonyms | Synonyms for Carack: carrack

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See Also | galleon

Carack In Webster's Dictionary

\Car"ack\, n. [F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It. caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. qorq[=u]r (pl. qar[=a]qir) a carack.] (Naut.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [Spelt also {carrack}.] The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. --Waller.

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