polacre
polacca (pəʊˈlækə)
/ (pəʊˈlɑːkə) /
a three-masted sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean
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How to use polacre in a sentence
Let them but point a finger at us, and we will tow their Austrian polacre out into the bay, and burn her before their eyes.
The Wing-and-Wing | J. Fenimore CooperWhile on the way thither she fell in with a polacre-rigged ship flying the Tripolitan colors.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Jose Ribas, the superseded mate of the polacre, demurred to this, and the grumbling amongst the crew increased.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. II of 2) | Michael ScottI say, Benjie, my dear, I think I had better pull under the stern of the polacre to reconnoitre a bit.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2) | Michael ScottCrack—another rally from the masked battery; the next minute, we had swept round the stern of the polacre, and were alongside.
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2) | Michael Scott
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