carrack
/ˈkærək/
noun
- A large sailing ship used from the 14th to the 17th century, especially by European explorers and traders, with a high rounded stern and three or four masts.
- A replica of a 16th-century carrack is on display at the maritime museum, showing how sailors lived aboard.
- The carrack was the most common type of ship used by Portuguese explorers during the Age of Discovery.
- Merchants loaded spices and silk onto the carrack for the long voyage from Asia to Europe.
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