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.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
