Definition of Xeec
Xebec, a small three-masted vessel with lateen and square sails,
used formerly in the Mediterranean by the Algerine pirates, and mounted
with guns.
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Xe"bec (zē"b&ebreve;k), n. [Sp.
jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco;
both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per.
sumbuk, Ar. sumbūk a small ship.] (Naut.)
A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex
decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It
carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and
used by corsairs.
Xe"bec (zē"b&ebreve;k), n. [Sp.
jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco;
both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per.
sumbuk, Ar. sumbūk a small ship.] (Naut.)
A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex
decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It
carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and
used by corsairs.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship
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- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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