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XEBEC

\zˈɛbɛk], \zˈɛbɛk], \z_ˈɛ_b_ɛ_k]\

Definitions of XEBEC

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A three-masted ship of the Mediterranean Sea; formerly used by Algerian pirates. Also, zebec.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

n. [Spanish] A small, three-masted vessel, used in the Mediterranean sea. It carries two large, square sails, or, when close hauled, large lateen sails.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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