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Definition of Xebec
1. n. A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.
2. n. A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs.
Definition of Xebec
1. Noun. A small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship ¹
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Definition of Xebec
1. a Mediterranean sailing vessel [n -S]
Medical Definition of Xebec
1. A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs. Origin: Sp. Jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. Xabeco; both from Turk. Sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. Sumbuk, Ar. Sumbuk a small ship. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Xebec
| xantusiid xantusiids xat xbow xci xcii xciii xciv xcl xcv | xcvi xcvii xcviii xdiv xe xebec (current term) xebecs xeer xem xeme | xemes xemilofiban xen- xenagogue xenagogues xenagogy xenalipin xenarthra xenarthran xenarthrans |
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