Xebec
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A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern andconvex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise,etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerlyarmed and used by corsairs.
Xebec meaning & definition 1 of Xebec.
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The Xebec was a Mediterranean sailing ship in the 17th and 18th century. The ship had three masts with a single triangular sail on each mast. It had a long narrow hull and were fitted with oars.
The name xebec comes from an Arabic word for smallXebec meaning & definition 2 of Xebec.