caravel

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Synonyms: caramel, carvel, caraval, caraveo

Antonyms: caramel, carvel, caraval, caraveo

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|light ship}} {{lb|en|nautical|historical}} A [[light#Adjective|light]], usually [[lateen]]-[[rigged#Adjective|rigged]] [[sailing#Adjective|sailing]] [[ship#Noun|ship]] used by the [[Portuguese]] and [[Spanish]] for about 300 [[year]]s from the 15th [[century]], first for [[trade#Noun|trade]] and later for [[voyage#Noun|voyages]] of [[exploration]].

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