carvel

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UK/ˈkɑːvɪl/UK/-əl/US/ˈkɑɹvɪl/

noun

Synonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”).

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caravel
OriginMiddle English carvel ← Old French caruelle →
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Meanings

nouncarvel (plural carvels)

plural carvels · alternative karvel

  1. historicalnauticalSynonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”).

    Synonyms: caravel

  2. obsoleteA jellyfish (e.g. Medusozoa).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of caravel (“a light, usually lateen-rigged sailing ship”).

Similar
caravel
Also see
caravelsea blubber

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcaruelle
  2. Middle Englishcarvel
  3. Englishcarvel

From Middle English carvel, carvelle, carvile, kervel (“small ship; caravel”), from Old French caruelle, carvelle, kirvelle, see further at caravel. The English word is cognate with Middle Dutch karveel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

carvel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carvel

MLA

“carvel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carvel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carvel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carvel.

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