Meaning

Alternative spelling of caravel..

Example Sentences

On the Ninth of May, in the Year one Thouſand, five Hundred, and Two, [Christopher] Columbus and his Brother departed, from Spain, on their laſt Voyage of Diſcovery, with four Caravelles, and one hundred, and ſeventy Men.

At preſent theſe trees are not very numerous, as the Turks make uſe of them to build the Grand Signior's caravelles, and cut down without ever planting.

Let[ter] 35. […] He has had the command of ſeveral of the Grand Signior's caravelles, and paſſed ſome time at Venice; he has travelled through Egypt, and visited, according to the religious cuſtom of the Mahometans, the tomb of his prophet.

Craft that have successfully completed voyages over vast distances in the Pacific – and which, therefore, could be defined as ‘seaworthy’ – comprise a broad range of vessels including rowboats and balsawood rafts (such as the Bounty’s launch and the Kon Tiki raft); Melanesian drua; Micronesian outriggers and Polynesian twin-hulled canoes; European caravelles, galleons, schooners, barques, frigates and other sailing vessels (where the nature of the rigging determines the class of vessel rather than size or hull design); and modern screw-driven, steel-hulled merchantmen and warships.

Word Forms

• caravelles

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When Should You Use Caravelle?

Use caravelle when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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