Definitions for xebec
ˈzi bɛkxe·bec

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. xebecnoun

   A small, three-masted Mediterranean transport ship

2. Etymology: Either from French chébec, from Spanish xabeque (modern jabeque) or Catalan xabec, ultimately from شباك.

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1. xebec

   Xebec, Inc. (Japanese: 株式会社ジーベック, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Jībekku) was a Japanese animation studio based in Kokubunji, Tokyo, founded by former Tatsunoko Production animators on May 1, 1995. They have worked on many popular series such as Fafner, Martian Successor Nadesico, Love Hina, Shaman King, To Love Ru, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, and Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202. The company logotype is interesting in that it includes the International Phonetic Alphabet transcription: [zíːbek], not of the Japanese pronunciation, but of a presumed "English" pronunciation.

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1. Xebecnoun

   a small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by corsairs

2. Etymology: [Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumbk a small ship.]

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1. Xebec

   A xebec, also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that was used mostly for trading. It would have a long overhanging bowsprit and protruding mizzen mast. It also can refer to a small, fast vessel of the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, used almost exclusively in the Mediterranean Sea.

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1. Xebec

   zē′bek, n. a small three-masted vessel much used by the former corsairs of Algiers. [Sp.,—Turk. sumbakī.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Xebec

   a small three-masted vessel with lateen and square sails, used formerly in the Mediterranean by the Algerine pirates, and mounted with guns.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. xebec

   A small three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, distinguished from all other European vessels by the great projection of her bow and overhanging of her stern. Being generally equipped as a corsair, the xebec was constructed with a narrow floor, for speed, and of great breadth, to enable her to carry a great press of sail. On the Barbary coast the xebec rig was deemed to vary from the felucca, which in hull is the same, by having the fore-mast square-rigged.

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1. xebec

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of xebec in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of xebec in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Xebec
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xebec
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xebec
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=xebec
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=xebec
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Xebec
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=xebec