Carrack (noun)
ka-rak
A merchant vessel similar to a galleon, having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries.
1350–1400; Middle English carrake, Middle French carraque, Spanish carraca, perhaps back formation from Arabic qarāqīr (plural of qurqūr ship of burden Greek kérkouros ), the -īr being taken as plural ending
Example sentences
“When they disembarked from the leaky, filthy carrack, it was with relief at finally being on dry land again.”
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