Carack

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Carack \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}.]


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           The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. --Waller.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  carack
       n : a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
           [syn: {carrack}]