Definitions for carrack

carrack car·rack

Spelling: [kar-uh k]
IPA: /ˈkær ək/

Carrack is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in carrack (aacckrr).

Definitions for carrack

noun

  1. a merchant vessel having various rigs, used especially by Mediterranean countries in the 15th and 16th centuries; galleon.

Origin of carrack

1350-1400; Middle English carrake Middle French carraque Spanish carraca, perhaps back formation from Arabic qarāqīr (plural of qurqūr ship of burden Greek kérkouros), the -īr being taken as

Examples for carrack

"So I thought," pursued Mr. carrack, rolling his eyes and heaving an infant sigh from his bosom.

In the sixteenth century the carrack often attained the size of 1,600 tons.

In 1602 a Portuguese carrack of 1,600 tons was captured at Cezimbra.

She was a carrack of three hundred tons, and carried everything of most importance in the fleet.

Slowly and in great state, after all rolled Mrs. carrack's coach with herself and son within, and footman and coachman without.

One carrack especially, commanded by Lawrence Foglietta resisted the attacks of seven English ships.

The carrack, which was brought home in safety, was larger than any man-of-war or merchantman belonging to England.

(For Mrs. carrack and her son:) And what are pomp and fashion, but the painted signs of good living where there is no life?

In 1594 a Spanish carrack was destroyed which had 1,100 men on board.

Francisco and his bible are no more credible than the carrack and the bishop.

Word Value for carrack
Scrable

15

Words with friends

17

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