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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024car•vel (kär′vəl),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termscaravel.
- Dutch karveel caravel
- late Middle English carvile
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: carvel /ˈkɑːvəl/ n - another word for caravel
car•a•vel (kar′ə vel′),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsa small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
Also, carvel. - Greek kárabos skiff, crayfish) + -ela diminutive suffix
- Late Latin carabus a small wicker boat
- Portuguese caravela, equivalent. to cárav(o) kind of ship (
- Middle French car(a)velle
- 1520–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: caravel /ˈkærəˌvɛl/, carvel n - a two- or three-masted sailing ship, esp one with a broad beam, high poop deck, and lateen rig that was used by the Spanish and Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries
Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese caravela, diminutive of caravo ship, ultimately from Greek karabos crab, horned beetle |