Associations to the word «Carrack»

Pictures for the word «Carrack»

Wiktionary

CARRACK, noun. (now historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.

Dictionary definition

CARRACK, noun. A large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman.

Wise words

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