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Sailing vessel: Var.
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zebec
Word definitions for zebec in dictionaries
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zebec \Ze"bec\, n. (Naut.) See Xebec .
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of xebec English)
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Zebec may refer to: Alternate spelling of xebec , a Mediterranean sailing ship
Usage examples of zebec.
Slowly and carefully he examined the zebec, familiarizing himself with the position of every sheet, halyard and brace.
Rossi and Stafford to check in the hold before going to the main-mast, and Maxton and Jackson to cast off the lines - the breeze would blow the zebec clear of the quay.
Once out of the lee of the quay the wind was fresher, as Ramage had anticipated, and while the men sheeted home the sail and braced the yard the zebec gathered way and he could hear the crisp bubbling of the water round the stern.