Bible Dictionaries
Caravel

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage.

(2):

(n.) A name given to several kinds of vessels.

(3):

(n.) A Turkish man-of-war.

(4):

(n.) A small fishing boat used on the French coast.

(5):

(n.) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caravel'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/caravel.html. 1828.