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carous

carous noun: a form of gallery or bridge, pivoted in the middle, fitted to ancient ships as a means of boarding an enemy vessel.

Noun

carous (plural carouses)

  1. (obsolete) A form of gallery or bridge, pivoted in the middle, fitted to ancient ships as a means of boarding an enemy vessel.

Forms of carous

pluralcarouses

Questions about carous

What does carous mean?
Carous means a form of gallery or bridge, pivoted in the middle, fitted to ancient ships as a means of boarding an enemy vessel.
What part of speech is carous?
Carous is a noun.
What is the plural of carous?
The plural of carous is carouses.

Words near carous in the dictionary

  1. caroubier
  2. caroubiers
  3. caroubin
  4. caroubinase
  5. caroubins
  6. carous
  7. carousal
  8. carousals
  9. carouse
  10. caroused
  11. carousel

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