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polacre
/ pəʊˈlɑːkə; pəʊˈlækə /
noun
- a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
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Word History and Origins
Origin of polacre1
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Example Sentences
Let them but point a finger at us, and we will tow their Austrian polacre out into the bay, and burn her before their eyes.
While on the way thither she fell in with a polacre-rigged ship flying the Tripolitan colors.
Jose Ribas, the superseded mate of the polacre, demurred to this, and the grumbling amongst the crew increased.
I say, Benjie, my dear, I think I had better pull under the stern of the polacre to reconnoitre a bit.
Crack—another rally from the masked battery; the next minute, we had swept round the stern of the polacre, and were alongside.
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