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speronaras

speronaras is the plural of speronara.

Meaning of speronara

Noun

speronara (plural speronaras)

  1. (historical) A small, usually single-masted, sailing boat, used especially for transport between Sicily and Malta, remaining in use along the coast of Sicily until the mid-20th century.
    • 'Whilst my boat was preparing (a Maltese speronara, with a crew of twelve men, selected for their knowledge of the coast,) I wrote two letters, one to Malta, and the other to Lisbon, stating the loss of the ship.1850, William O. S. Gilly, Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849

Questions about speronaras

What is speronaras the plural of?
Speronaras is the plural of speronara.

Words near speronaras in the dictionary

  1. speromagnet
  2. speromagnetic
  3. speromagnetism
  4. speromagnets
  5. speronara
  6. speronaras
  7. speronaro
  8. speronaroes
  9. speronaros
  10. Speros
  11. Sperri

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