caravel
Lateen-rigged discovery ship
A caravel is a small, maneuverable sailing ship developed by the Portuguese in the 15th century.
Caravels had lateen sails that allowed sailing close to the wind, making them ideal for exploration.
Columbus's Niña and Pinta were caravels.
The design enabled European voyages of discovery along African coasts and across the Atlantic.
Fore-and-aft triangular rigging
- shallow draftLow hull submersion
- two-mastedHaving dual vertical spars
- three-mastedHaving trio of poles
- maneuverabilityEase of controlled movement
windward · agile · lightweight · Portuguese · Spanish · clinker · planking · forecastle
Ropes controlling ship sails
- keelHull's structural base
- mastVessel's sail support
- sailsWind-catching boat fabric
- deckShip's flat surface
bow · stern · hull · rudder · anchor · helm · tiller · gunwale
Ohio's seat of government
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
Magellan · Vasco da Gama · conquistador · uncharted · navigation · colonization · trade routes · spice trade
lateen sail
Fore-and-aft triangular rigging
- shallow draftLow hull submersion
- two-mastedHaving dual vertical spars
- three-mastedHaving trio of poles
maneuverability · windward · agile · lightweight · Portuguese · Spanish · clinker · planking · forecastle · cargo hold
rigging
Ropes controlling ship sails
deck · bow · stern · hull · rudder · anchor · helm · tiller · gunwale · foremast
Columbus
Ohio's seat of government
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
Magellan · Vasco da Gama · discovery · conquistador · uncharted · navigation · colonization · trade routes · spice trade · Cape of Good Hope
crossing
Point where paths intersect
journey · expedition · winds · currents · provisions · crew · pilot · lookout · landfall · anchorage
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships
- Maritime ExplorationColumbus, Magellan, voyage, navigator, Age of Discovery
- historic travelGrand Tour, carriage, pilgrimages, wagon, Silk Road
- shipsship, vessel, freighter, tanker, cargo ship
- Early ModernRenaissance, 1500s, 1600s, Reformation, sixteenth century
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Large historical sailing ship
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Boiler-propelled water vessel
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