单词	caravels
释义	caravel noun car·​a·​vel ˈker-ə-ˌvel  ˈka-rə-, -vəl : any of several sailing ships specifically : a small 15th and 16th century ship that has broad bows, high narrow poop, and usually three masts with lateen or both square and lateen sails Illustration of caravel Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But what of those murals glorifying European colonization, with Christopher Columbus sweeping down from the sky in a caravel to find half-naked Native Americans? New York Times, 25 May 2021 More than that, though, the Portuguese were carrying on their wooden caravels an entirely unfamiliar culture from those the Chinese had previously met. Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 June 2020 Spanish caravels and a viking longboat, a moving sidewalk, the first Ferris wheel — along with people and cultures from around the globe — all turned Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance into the world’s museum. Charles J. Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2019 In Europe, however, small and scrappy Portugal did build small ships called caravels that could explore the African coast and later the Atlantic Ocean. Lee Roop, AL.com, 14 Mar. 2018 This caravel gave me a strange sense of peace and the feeling that there is always a story to tell, a place where to return. Andrew Katz, TIME.com, 17 July 2017 Word History Etymology Middle French caravelle, from Old Portuguese caravela First Known Use 1527, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition caravel noun car·​a·​vel ˈker-ə-ˌvel  : a small sailing ship of the 15th and 16th centuries with a broad bow and high stern and three or four masts caravels noun plural of caravel as in brigantines Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance brigantines galleons sloops pinnaces schooners frigates sailers yachts galleys yawls shallops corvettes keelboats ketches luggers cutters catamarans outriggers clippers sharpies sailboats knockabouts catboats junk bugeyes dinghies windjammers piraguas caïques barks cat rigs xebecs square-riggers vessels crafts bottoms
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