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CARRACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does carrack mean?
• CARRACK (noun)
The noun CARRACK has 1 sense:
1. a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman
Familiarity information: CARRACK 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 ("carrack" 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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