"round ship" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: round ships [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} round ship (plural round ships)
  1. (nautical, historical) A superclass of wooden sailing ship type with a length-to-beam ratio of roughly two to one and normally having one mast with a single square-rigged sail, used as a generic term encompassing most European ancient and mediaeval ships up to the Age of Sail except galleys and longships, variously including or excluding cogs and coccas (the length-to-beam ratio of which could rise to over three to one); a ship (type) of this class. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-round_ship-en-noun-dlXUs1xQ Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (nautical, historical) A Mediterranean type of wooden sailing ship of the Late Middle Ages with a length-to-beam ratio of roughly two à three to one and normally having one or two masts with a single lateen or square-rigged sail (each); a ship of this type. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-round_ship-en-noun-iRrckysG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Topics: nautical, transport

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