car·rack also car·ack (k r  k)n. A large galleon used in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. [Middle English carike, from Medieval Latin carrica and from Old French caraque (from Old Spanish carraca), both from Arabic qar  q r, pl. of qurq r, from Greek kerkouros, fast light vessel.] |
carrack [ˈkærək]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) (Historical Terms) a galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman in the 15th and 16th centuries
[from Old French caraque, from Old Spanish carraca, from Arabic qarāqīr merchant ships]
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