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CARACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carack mean?
• CARACK (noun)
The noun CARACK has 1 sense:
1. a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Familiarity information: CARACK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
carack; carrack
Hypernyms ("carack" is a kind of...):
galleon (a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries)
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