The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lorcha \Lor"cha\, n. [Pg.] (Naut.)
A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the
hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of
a Chinese junk.
--Admiral Foote.
Wiktionary
n. (context nautical English) A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of a Chinese junk.
Wikipedia
The lorcha is a type of sailing vessel having a Chinese junk rig on a Portuguese or other European style hull. Because of its hull structure, the vessel is faster and can carry more cargo than the normal Chinese junk. The advantage of a junk rig was in its ease of handling and resulting ability to be sailed with a minimal crew, together with its relatively low cost of construction. Owing to its simplicity, it was also easier to repair.
Lorcha may refer to:
- Lorcha/L'Orxa, a municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain
- Lorcha (boat), a type of sailing vessel having a Chinese junk rig on a Portuguese or European style hull
Usage examples of "lorcha".
Arab dhows and Gallic currachs, Greek triremes and balsa-wood PT boats, Canton delta lorcha and lateen-sailed Portuguese trawlers.
He sat in a darkened lorcha, anchored along the east bank of one of the myriad northern tributaries of the Huang Pu, There, amid the cacophonous calls of the night birds, the enginelike whirring of the insects, he sat with his youngest brother.
So I growled at her to get her lamp going and bring her pin, and she came panting as I pushed through the chick-screen to the long main hold which ran the full length of the lorcha under its flush deck.