xebec

[ zee-bek ]

/ ˈzi bɛk /

noun

a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce.

Also chebeck, zebec, zebeck.

Origin of xebec

1750–60; alteration of earlier chebec<French <Catalan xabec or Spanish xabeque (now jabeque), both <Arabic shabbāk

Words nearby xebec

xcl, xd, Xda, x-disease, Xe, xebec, Xenakis, xenia, xenic acid, Xenical, xennial

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Example sentences from the Web for xebec

That big fellow has got twelve on a side, the polacre has eight, and the xebec six, so between them they have fifty-two guns.
Held Fast For England|G. A. Henty
Equivalent to our hermaphrodite, being a small Mediterranean vessel, between a xebec and a felucca.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
Every time one of her boats rowed past the xebec it would be challenged and ugly things said.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes|Various
The small cannon of the xebec had been dismounted, but they hastily tied them with ropes.
The Dead Command|Vicente Blasco Ibez

The first broadside from the ship's cannons kills five men on the deck of the xebec, among them the father of Riquer.
The Dead Command|Vicente Blasco Ibez

British Dictionary definitions for xebec

xebec

zebec or zebeck

/ (ˈziːbɛk) /

noun

a small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails, formerly used by Algerian pirates and later used for commerce

Word Origin for xebec

C18: earlier chebec from French, ultimately from Arabic shabbāk; present spelling influenced by Catalan xabec, Spanish xabeque (now jabeque)

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单词	xebec
释义	xebec [ zee-bek ] / ˈzi bɛk / noun a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce. Also chebeck, zebec, zebeck. Origin of xebec 1750–60; alteration of earlier chebec<French <Catalan xabec or Spanish xabeque (now jabeque), both <Arabic shabbāk Words nearby xebec xcl, xd, Xda, x-disease, Xe, xebec, Xenakis, xenia, xenic acid, Xenical, xennial Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for xebec That big fellow has got twelve on a side, the polacre has eight, and the xebec six, so between them they have fifty-two guns. Held Fast For England\|G. A. Henty Equivalent to our hermaphrodite, being a small Mediterranean vessel, between a xebec and a felucca. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth Every time one of her boats rowed past the xebec it would be challenged and ugly things said. Stories of Our Naval Heroes\|Various The small cannon of the xebec had been dismounted, but they hastily tied them with ropes. The Dead Command\|Vicente Blasco Ibez The first broadside from the ship's cannons kills five men on the deck of the xebec, among them the father of Riquer. The Dead Command\|Vicente Blasco Ibez British Dictionary definitions for xebec xebec zebec or zebeck / (ˈziːbɛk) / noun a small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails, formerly used by Algerian pirates and later used for commerce Word Origin for xebec C18: earlier chebec from French, ultimately from Arabic shabbāk; present spelling influenced by Catalan xabec, Spanish xabeque (now jabeque) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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