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xebec in Czech

xebec in Czech is šebeka — xebec means a small Mediterranean transport ship, with two and later three masts, an overhanging bow and stern, in use from the mid eighteenth century.

xebec in Czech

šebeka
noun
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. [from mid 18th c.]

What does "xebec" mean?

  1. noun A small Mediterranean transport ship, with two and later three masts, an overhanging bow and stern, in use from the mid eighteenth century.
    "The corsairs sailed a swift xebec along the North African coast."
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xebec in a sentence

  • The corsairs sailed a swift xebec along the North African coast.
  • A xebec's overhanging bow set it apart from other Mediterranean ships.

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What is "xebec" in Czech?
"xebec" in Czech is šebeka. xebec means: A small Mediterranean transport ship, with two and later three masts, an overhanging bow and stern, in use from the mid eighteenth century.
How do you use "xebec" in a sentence?
Example: "The corsairs sailed a swift xebec along the North African coast." In Czech, "xebec" is šebeka.
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