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caravelle

caravelle is the alternative spelling of caravel.

Meaning of caravel

Noun

caravel (plural caravels)

  1. (historical) A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese and Spanish for about 300 years from the 15th century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
    • When Gullion di'd (who knows not Gullion?) / And his drie soule arriu'd at Acheron, / He faire besought the feryman of hell, / That he might drink to dead Pantagruel. / […] Yet still he drinkes, nor can the Botemans cries, / Nor crabbed oares, nor prayers make him rise. / So long he drinkes, till...1597, Joseph Hall, “Sat[ire] VI”, in Virgidemiarum, Sixe Bookes. […], London: Printed by Thomas Creede, for Robert Dexter, →OCLC; republished as Virgidemiarum: Satires, … In Six Books, London...
    Synonyms:
    carvel

Proper noun capitalized: Caravelle

Caravelle (plural Caravelles)

  1. A type of twin-engine jet that was the first medium-haul modern jet airplane.
    • After much consideration, Friedkin decided not to purchase the Caravelles.2010, Alan Renga, Mark E. Mentges, Pacific Southwest Airlines, →ISBN
    • The airline has bought 4 Caravelles from Swissair, and they are very nice aircraft and are far superior to the previous planes they had.2012, David Chance, Around the World in 80 Years, →ISBN, page 559

Forms of caravelle

Noun
pluralcaravelles
Proper noun
pluralCaravelles

Questions about caravelle

What does caravelle mean?
Caravelle means a type of twin-engine jet that was the first medium-haul modern jet airplane.
What is caravelle the alternative spelling of?
Caravelle is the alternative spelling of caravel.
What part of speech is caravelle?
Caravelle is a proper noun.

Words near caravelle in the dictionary

  1. caravansery
  2. caravel
  3. Caravela
  4. Caravella
  5. Caravellas
  6. caravelle
  7. caravelles
  8. Caravello
  9. Caravellos
  10. caravels
  11. Caravelí

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