CARAVELS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word caravels. (close relations)
Definition of CARAVELS
Best Alternative Words for CARAVELS
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barges | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) verb • push one's way • transport by barge on a body of water | ||||||||
brigantines | nounn | |||||||
noun • two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast | ||||||||
clippers | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • Anything that clips. • (chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails. • Something that moves swiftly; especially: • The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae. • A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value. • A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges. • Confidence trickster; conman. • A tool for clipping something. | ||||||||
frigates | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
galleons | 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 | ||||||||
junks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up • any of various Chinese boats with a high poop and lugsails verb • dispose of (something useless or old) | ||||||||
schooners | nounn | |||||||
noun • a large beer glass • sailing vessel used in former times | ||||||||
ships | 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 | ||||||||
sloops | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow | ||||||||
vessels | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tube in which a body fluid circulates • a craft designed for water transportation • an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | ||||||||
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). |