Crossword clues for carvel
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caravel \Car"a*vel\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[e^]l), n. [F. caravelle (cf. It. caravella, Sp. carabela), fr. Sp. caraba a kind of vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. ka`rabos a kind of light ship, NGr. kara`bi ship, vessel.] [written also carvel and caravelle.] (Naut.) A name given to several kinds of vessels.
The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great voyage.
A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.
A small fishing boat used on the French coast.
A Turkish man-of-war.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context nautical English) a small lateen-rigged Mediterranean vessel with two masts, used to carry cargo 2 the sea blubber
Wikipedia
Carvel built or carvel planking is a method of boat building where hull planks are fastened edge to edge, gaining support from the frame and forming a smooth surface.
In contrast with clinker built hulls, where planked edges overlap, carvel construction gives a stronger hull, capable of taking a variety of full-rigged sail plans, albeit one of greater weight. In addition, it enables greater length and breadth of hull and superior sail rigs because of its strong framing, and is one of the critical developments that led to the preeminence of Western European seapower during the Age of Sail and beyond.
Carvel developed through transition from the age-old Mediterranean mortise and tenon joint method to the skeleton-first hull building technique, which gradually emerged in the medieval period.
Carvel is an ice cream franchise owned by Focus Brands. Carvel is best known for their soft serve ice cream and ice cream cakes, which feature a layer of distinctive 'crunchies'. It also sells a variety of novelty ice cream bars and ice cream sandwiches.
Carvel or Carvell may refer to
- Carvel, the fictional home town of Andy Hardy in the classic film series starring Mickey Rooney
- Carvel, first track on John Frusciante's album " Shadows Collide with People"
- Carvel, Alberta a hamlet west of Edmonton
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Carvel (boat building)
- the caravel ship type
- Carvel (restaurant), a United States ice cream franchise
- Carvel Rock (British Virgin Islands), an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean
- Carvel Rock (United States Virgin Islands), an uninhabited islet of the United States Virgin Islands in the Caribbean
Usage examples of "carvel".
All these things being finished we departed this harbour the 22nd of January, carrying along with us one of the Portugal carvels, which was bound to the islands of Cape Verde for salt, whereof good store is made in one of those islands.
He glanced in the rear-view mirror, then pulled to the curb, parked in front of a Carvel ice cream store.
The clinker-built construction, as opposed to the carvel construction of the south, with flush planking, is somewhat more inclined to leak, but is much stronger in the high waters of the north.
Since I'm taking all the carvels and their experienced captains, he'll be relying on the two of you to fend off Malwa attacks on his supply route up the Indus.