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Definition of Polacre
1. n. Same as Polacca, 1.
Definition of Polacre
1. Noun. (nautical obsolete) A three masted merchant ship. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Polacre
1. a polonaise [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Polacre
Literary usage of Polacre
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The South-west by Joseph Holt Ingraham (1835)
"... A southern winter—A farewell to the North and a welcome to the South—The close
of the voyage—Balize—Fleet—"West Indiaman —Portuguese polacre—Land ho! ..."
2. Trial of Queen Caroline by Caroline (1874)
"on board the polacre, I cannot withdraw myself from what appears to me to be my
imperative duty, namely, to express my firm belief that an adulterous ..."
3. The History of Our Navy: From Its Origin to the End of the War with Spain by John Randolph Spears (1898)
"... ENTERPRISE AND THE TREACHEROUS CREW OF THE polacre TRIPOLI— SLAUGHTER OF THE
PIRATES — TRIPOLI BLOCKADED—GROUNDING AND LOSS OF THE PHILADELPHIA. ..."
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