n. A traditional wooden shallow draught sailing boat used in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt, its rig consisting of one or two lateen sails.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A long, narrow vessel, used in the Mediterranean, rigged with two lateen sails borne on masts which have an inclination forward, and capable of being propelled also by oars, of which it can carry from eight to twelve on each side.
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n. a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
Word Usage
"I called the felucca ze Ving-and-Ving; and I called myself le Capitaine"