carrack /ˈkæɹək/ noun1 •(historical) A large European sailing vessel of the 14th to 17th centuries similar to a caravel but square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and lateen-rigged on the mizzenmast.They [the English] are all on fire / To purchase from the Spaniard. If their Carracks / Come deeply laden, vvee shall tugge vvith them / For golden spoile. — 1597 formscarracks
