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What is a caravel?

What is a caravel? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) A light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship used by the Portuguese, as well as Spanish, for about 300 years, beginning in the fifteenth century, first for trade and later for voyages of exploration.
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The opinions of the caravel captains differed as to the place where they were at, but the admiral came closest to the truth.
The caravel was the result of these intensive debriefings over several decades, a vessel capable of sailing into the wind and very cheap to build.
The caravel which had been left for the colony could not be taken from the river.
A few small boats have been recovered, notably at Lake Nemi, Italy, and the construction of these is caravel, with sawed or hewed frames.
As yet only one caravel has come into port, but the rest are said to be not far off.
The ship, the 'Pinta', arrived here before Columbus's caravel, the 'NiƱa', arrived in Lisbon.

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