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Definition of: caravel
(kar′ə·vel) noun
A fleet vessel of Spain and Portugal in the 15th century: sometimes spelled carvel. Also car′a·velle. [<MF caravelle <Sp. carabela, dim. of caraba boat <L carabus <Gk. korabus]
A. The Santa Maria of Columbus.
B. A caravel, showing the set of the sails.
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