1) Sailboat type
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A polacca (or polacre) is a type of seventeenth-century sailing vessel, similar to the xebec. The name is the feminine of `Polish` in the Italian language. The polacca was frequently seen in the Mediterranean. It had three single-pole masts, often with a lateen hoisted on the foremast (which was slanted forward to accommodate the large lateen ya.....
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stately Polish dance; polonaise
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• (n.) See Polonaise. • (n.) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and without tops, caps, or crosstrees.
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Po·lac'ca noun [ Italian
polacca ,
polaccra ,
polacra ; confer French
polaque ,
polacre , Spanish
polacre ,] [ Written also
polacre .]
1. (Nautical) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of ...
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A polacca was a 17th century Mediterranean long-distance merchant ship of about 110 tons displacement fitted with three masts and carrying a crew of between 20 and 30.
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