FELUCCA

felucca. Felucca, n. small vessel with lateen fails and oars

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Fe‐luc″ca (�), n. [[It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua), fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harrāqah a sort of ship.]] (Naut.) A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, — once common in the Mediterranean. Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be used at either end.