carrack

or car·ack

[ kar-uhk ]

/ ˈkær ək /

noun

a merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries; galleon.

Origin of carrack

1350–1400; Middle English carrake<Middle French carraque<Spanish carraca, perhaps back formation from Arabic qarāqīr (plural of qurqūr ship of burden <Greek kérkouros), the -īr being taken as plural ending

Words nearby carrack

-carpous, carpsucker, carpus, Carr, Carracci, carrack, carrageen, carrageenan, Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara

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Example sentences from the Web for carrack

I shall have everything ready, and mules waiting, so that we may go straight to the muelle—the wharf to which the carrack is tied.
House of Torment|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
In 1594 a Spanish carrack was destroyed which had 1,100 men on board.
Ancient and Modern Ships.|George C. V. Holmes
But about midnight the carrack was set on fire, and continued to burn all next morning.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.|Robert Kerr
One carrack especially, commanded by Lawrence Foglietta resisted the attacks of seven English ships.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves|W.H.G. Kingston

With the remainder of his vessels Spinola crept out of sight while the English were ransacking the carrack.
History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for carrack

carrack

/ (ˈkærək) /

noun

a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries

Word Origin for carrack

C14: from Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr merchant ships

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单词	carrack
释义	carrack or car·ack [ kar-uhk ] / ˈkær ək / noun a merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries; galleon. Origin of carrack 1350–1400; Middle English carrake<Middle French carraque<Spanish carraca, perhaps back formation from Arabic qarāqīr (plural of qurqūr ship of burden <Greek kérkouros), the -īr being taken as plural ending Words nearby carrack -carpous, carpsucker, carpus, Carr, Carracci, carrack, carrageen, carrageenan, Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carrack I shall have everything ready, and mules waiting, so that we may go straight to the muelle—the wharf to which the carrack is tied. House of Torment\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull In 1594 a Spanish carrack was destroyed which had 1,100 men on board. Ancient and Modern Ships.\|George C. V. Holmes But about midnight the carrack was set on fire, and continued to burn all next morning. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume IX.\|Robert Kerr One carrack especially, commanded by Lawrence Foglietta resisted the attacks of seven English ships. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves\|W.H.G. Kingston With the remainder of his vessels Spinola crept out of sight while the English were ransacking the carrack. History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete\|John Lothrop Motley British Dictionary definitions for carrack carrack / (ˈkærək) / noun a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries Word Origin for carrack C14: from Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr merchant ships 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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