About The Word Carack
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Carack
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What's The Definition Of Carack?
[n] a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Synonyms | Synonyms for Carack: carrack Related Terms | Find terms related to Carack: 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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