CARAVEL Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word caravel. (close relations)
Definition of CARAVEL
caravels
Best Alternative Words for CARAVEL
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barque | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts | ||||||||
boat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small vessel for travel on water • a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce verb • ride in a boat on water | ||||||||
brigantine | nounn | |||||||
noun • two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast | ||||||||
clipper | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform) • a fast sailing ship used in former times • shears for cutting grass or shrubbery • scissors for cutting hair or finger nails | ||||||||
frigate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries • a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser | ||||||||
galleon | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 | ||||||||
ketch | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost | ||||||||
pinnace | nounn | |||||||
noun • a boat for communication between ship and shore | ||||||||
schooner | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large beer glass • sailing vessel used in former times | ||||||||
ship | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a vessel that carries passengers or freight verb • transport commercially • hire for work on a ship • go on board • travel by ship • place on board a ship | ||||||||
sloop | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow | ||||||||
vessel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tube in which a body fluid circulates • a craft designed for water transportation • an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | ||||||||
yawl | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars) • a sailing vessel with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost verb • emit long loud cries | ||||||||
barkentine | nounn | |||||||
noun • A sailing vessel similar to a barque, but fore-and-aft (schooner) rigged on the mainmast | ||||||||
sailing ship | nounn | |||||||
noun • a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts | ||||||||
carvel | nounn | |||||||
noun • A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration. • The sea blubber (Cyanea capillata); A jellyfish (Medusozoa). |