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car·vel

 (kär′vəl, -vĕl′)
n.
Variant of caravel.
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carvel

(ˈkɑːvəl)
n
(Nautical Terms) another word for caravel
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car•a•vel

(ˈkær əˌvɛl)

also carvel



n.
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usu. lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
[1520–30; < Middle French car(a)velle < Portuguese caravela]
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