Felucca

2 definitions found

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

  Felucca \Fe*luc"ca\, n. [It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua),
     fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harr[=a]qah a sort of ship.] (Naut.)
     A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen
     sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean.
  
     Note: Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be


           used at either end.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  felucca
       n : a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean