zebec
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ze·bec
or ze·beck (zē′bĕk′)n.
Variant of xebec.
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zebec
(ˈziːbɛk) orzebeck
n
(Nautical Terms) variant spellings of xebec
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
xe•bec
or ze•bec
(ˈzi bɛk)n.
a small three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs and later employed in commerce.
[1750–60; alter. of earlier chebec < French < Catalan xabec or Sp xabeque (now jabeque), both < Arabic shabbāk]
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Translations
Schebecke