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carvel
(gcide) | Caravel \Car"a*vel\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[e^]l), n. [F. caravelle (cf.
It. caravella, Sp. carabela), fr. Sp. caraba a kind of
vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. ka`rabos
a kind of light ship, NGr. kara`bi ship, vessel.] [written
also carvel and caravelle.] (Naut.)
A name given to several kinds of vessels.
(a) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with
broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen
sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great
voyage.
(b) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
(c) A small fishing boat used on the French coast.
(d) A Turkish man-of-war.
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Carvel
(gcide) | Carvel \Car"vel\, n. [Contr. fr. caravel.]
1. Same as Caravel.
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2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. --Sir T. Herbert.
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carvel-built
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Carvel
(gcide) | Caravel \Car"a*vel\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[e^]l), n. [F. caravelle (cf.
It. caravella, Sp. carabela), fr. Sp. caraba a kind of
vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. ka`rabos
a kind of light ship, NGr. kara`bi ship, vessel.] [written
also carvel and caravelle.] (Naut.)
A name given to several kinds of vessels.
(a) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with
broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen
sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great
voyage.
(b) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
(c) A small fishing boat used on the French coast.
(d) A Turkish man-of-war.
[1913 Webster]Carvel \Car"vel\, n. [Contr. fr. caravel.]
1. Same as Caravel.
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2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. --Sir T. Herbert.
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Carvelbuilt
(gcide) | Carvelbuilt \Car"vel*built\, a. (Shipbuilding)
Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping
as in a clinker-built vessel.
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carvel-built
(wn) | carvel-built
adj 1: (of ships) built with flush (rather than overlapping)
hull planks [ant: clincher-built, clinker-built,
lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak, {lap-
streaked}] |
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