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.
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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 small
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