carvel

carvel
a) a small lateen-rigged Mediterranean vessel with two masts, used to carry cargo

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  • Carvel — Car vel, n. [Contr. fr. caravel.] 1. Same as {Caravel}. [1913 Webster] 2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carvel — [kär′vəl] n. CARAVEL …   English World dictionary

  • Carvel — Infobox Company company name = The Carvel Corporation company company type = Wholly owned subsidiary foundation = 1929 location = Farmington, Connecticut industry = Ice cream products = Ice cream num employees = 670 (in 2003) parent= FOCUS Brands …   Wikipedia

  • Carvel — Elbert N. Carvel Elbert Nostrand Carvel (* 9. Februar 1910 in Shelter Island, New York; † 6. Februar 2005 in Laurel, Delaware) war ein US amerikanischer Politiker und von 1949 bis 1953 sowie zwischen 1961 und 1965 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • carvel — Caravel Car a*vel (k[a^]r [.a]*v[e^]l), n. [F. caravelle (cf. It. caravella, Sp. carabela), fr. Sp. caraba a kind of vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. ka rabos a kind of light ship, NGr. kara bi ship, vessel.] [written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • carvel — n. var. of CARAVEL. Phrases and idioms: carvel built (of a boat) made with planks flush, not overlapping (cf. CLINKER BUILT). Etymology: as CARAVEL …   Useful english dictionary

  • Carvel (disambiguation) — Carvel may refer to * Carvel, the ice cream company * Carvel (boat building) * the caravel ship type * Carvel, first track on John Frusciante s album Shadows Collide with People * the fictional home town of Andy Hardy in the classic film series… …   Wikipedia

  • Carvel Rock — Carvel Rock. Carvel Rock est un îlot inhabité des îles Vierges britanniques dans les Caraïbes de moins de 8 100 m2. Il n est visité que par les bateaux pour pratiquer la plongée sous marine et ne possède que des falaises à pic sans plage ce qui… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Carvel Rock — is an uninhabited islet of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, less than convert|2|acre|m2 in size. It is only ever visited by boats as a dive site, but has sheer cliffs and no beach, and it would be almost impossible to make a landing.… …   Wikipedia

  • Carvel de St. Thomas — Carvel de St. Thomas, Klippeninsel zwischen Portorico u. den Jungfern (Virginischen) Inseln (Westindien) …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • carvel-built — [kär′vəl bilt΄] adj. built with the planks of the hull laid edge to edge to form a smooth surface, as a boat: distinguished from CLINKER BUILT …   English World dictionary

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