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Definition of Caravels
1. caravel [n] - See also: caravel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caravels
Literary usage of Caravels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Hernando de Soto and Florida by Barnard Shipp (1881)
"The Spaniards rejoiced to find this pitch, because their caravels leaked; they
repaired them all. Each day, by main force, they drew one of ..."
2. The Journal of the Manchester Geographical Society by Manchester Geographical Society (1893)
"These caravels were : first, The Santa Maria, or Capitana, belonging to Juan de
la Coea, a Biscayan mariner. He commanded her and had for pilot Sancho Ruiz. ..."
3. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea by Gomes Eannes de Azurara, Charles Raymond Beazley, Edgar Prestage (1899)
"And at last our men turned back to their caravels, with the small booty they had
already stored in their boats. CHAPTER LXI. ..."
4. John Sherman's Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet by John Sherman (1895)
"... $2500,- 000 in Silver Coin — I Attend the Dedication of the Ohio Building at
the Fair — Address to the Officers and Crew of the Spanish caravels. ..."
5. The Historical Writings of John Fiske by John Fiske (1902)
"Three caravels were impressed into the service of the Crown for a time unlimited ;
and the rent and maintenance Of tWO Of these Vessels for tWO The three ..."
6. The Three Voyages of Vasco de Gama, and His Viceroyalty: From the Lendas Da by Gaspar Corrêa (1869)
"... fleet went out of the mouth of the river, and the caravels with square sails
set, so as to navigate under them whenever it was convenient.1 CHAPTER III. ..."
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