Xebec (noun)
zee-bek
A small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and square sails.
Mid 18th century: alteration (influenced by Spanish xabeque) of French chebec, via Italian from Arabic šabbāk.
Example sentences
“The xebecs outmanoeuvred the British vessels without problems.”
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