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Definition of Carracks

carrack
Carack Car"ack, n. [F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It. caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. qorq[=u]r (pl. qar[=a]qir) a carack.] (Naut.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [Spelt also carrack.] The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. --Waller.
Carrack
Carrack Car"rack, n. See Carack.

Meaning of Carracks from wikipedia

- naus (carracks) were also built in the reign of John II of Portugal, but were widespread only after the turn of the century. The Portuguese carracks were...
- Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and composer who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member...
- 5°33′04″W / 50.213°N 5.551°W / 50.213; -5.551 The Carracks (Cornish: Kerrek, meaning rocks) and Little Carracks (Cornish: Karrek an Ydhyn, meaning rock of the...
- below the level of the forecastle. While carracks could be very large for the time, with some Portuguese carracks over 1,000 tons, galleons were generally...
- The Carracks black sword, sometimes called a crab sword, is a type of sword invented in Portugal, during the 15th century. It was used by Portuguese and...
- singer-songwriter Paul Carrack, then a member of the supergroup Mike + The Mechanics. It was originally released in 2000 on Carrack's own Carrack-UK label. Mike...
- 2000, Carrack became the band's sole lead vocalist until 2004 when the band (essentially a duo at this point) dissolved, with Rutherford and Carrack both...
- Paul Carrack discography chronicles the list of releases by English musician Paul Carrack. 1980 Nightbird 1982 Suburban Voodoo (US #78, AUS #93) 1987 One...
- faced the Portuguese forces. 6 Mediterranean carracks; 6 galleys (overall command of Amir Hussain) 4 carracks of Diu (Malik Ayyaz) 30 light galleys of Diu...
- contacts, establishing a trade route linking Goa to Nagasaki. The large carracks engaged in this trade had the hull painted black with pitch, and the term...