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Noun: carvel  kaa(r)-vul
  1. A small, highly maneuverable sailing ship of the 15th to 17th centuries, used by Portuguese and Spanish explorers
    "Columbus sailed to the New World in three carvels";
    - caravel

Derived forms: carvels

Encyclopedia: Carvel, Richard