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carrack
or car·ack
[ kar-uhk ]
noun
- a merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries; galleon.
carrack
/ ˈkærək /
noun
- a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carrack1
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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of carrack1
C14: from Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr merchant ships
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Example Sentences
One carrack especially, commanded by Lawrence Foglietta resisted the attacks of seven English ships.
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After waiting patiently for some weeks, another still larger carrack, called the Madre de Dios hove in sight.
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The carrack, which was brought home in safety, was larger than any man-of-war or merchantman belonging to England.
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They sent a little carrack further down, and it had to come back because the water fell to boiling!
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She caught fire from a large French carrack, called the Marie la Cordelière, which she was attacking.
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