| carrack | (n) a large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman, Syn. carack |
| Carack | n. [ F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It. caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar. qorqūr (pl. qarāqir) a carack. ] (Naut.) A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ] |