felucca

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A felucca is a narrow, fast, lateen-rigged sailing vessel primarily found in the Mediterranean region. These boats are known for their speed and distinctive sail configuration. While the term "felucca" originally referred to two-masted, lateen-rigged craft designed for speed and rowing, it has since been applied more broadly to various Mediterranean vessels, including some three-masted galley types. Feluccas are a type of dhow, a category of boat common in the Persian Gulf and along the East African coast.12

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…Mediterranean are loosely classed as feluccas, a term originally applied to two-masted lateen sail craft fitted to row and built for speed; later the name came to be applied also to three-masted craft of the galley type that had once been called xebecs.
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…Mediterranean are loosely classed as feluccas, a term originally applied to two-masted lateen sail craft fitted to row and built for speed; later the name came to be applied also to three-masted craft of the galley type that had once been called xebecs.
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