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car·a·vel \ˈkarəˌvel, -_vəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French caravelle, carvelle, from Old Portuguese caravela, diminutive of cáravo, a ship, from Late Latin carabus coraclelike boat, from Latin, a sea crab, from Greek karabos, a sea crab, a horned beetle; probably akin to Greek karis, a sea crab — more at -caris : any of several sailing vessels: as a. : a small vessel of the 15th and 16th centuries with broad bows, high narrow poop, three or four masts, and usually lateen sails on the two or three aftermasts < the caravels of Columbus > b. : a Portuguese vessel of 100 to 150 tons burden c. : a small fishing boat used on the French coast d. : a Turkish man-of-war
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