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- noun Plural form of
carrack .
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Examples
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On board of the carracks was a sum of money, the wages of the whole fleet for three months, the English accounts say for six months.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Spanish East Indiamen, called carracks, then the great wonder of the seas.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Spanish East Indiamen, called carracks, then the great wonder of the seas.
History of the United Netherlands, 1586-89 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Spanish East Indiamen, called carracks, then the great wonder of the seas.
PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845
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Before us glittered the dark sea of the table, studded over with "carracks," "argosies," and "barks" freighted with the wealth of the Azores, Spain, Portugal and France; and with the lighters by which these precious bulks were unladen, and deposited in their proper receptacles.
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. 1832
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Africa, and which come in large ships called carracks, such as cloth of gold, silk, black pepper, and good gold of _Genne_ (Guinea). "
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
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Off they went, five ships -- a caravel and four carracks -- about 234 men, and yo, ho, ho!
Attitude Steve Perry 2010
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Off they went, five ships -- a caravel and four carracks -- about 234 men, and yo, ho, ho!
Archive 2010-03-01 Steve Perry 2010
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Silk ships called carracks or naos departed Macao each summer and arrived in Japan twelve to thirty days later.
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Yes, "galleon" is related to "galley," and was probably used because the galleons were lower and sleeker than conventional big ships carracks, and also had a projecting beak, making the bow look rather like a galley's prow.
Archaic terminology in historical fiction Carla 2006
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