Explore Caravels through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Caravels meaning
plural of caravel
Using Caravels
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of caravel
Context around Caravels
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Caravels
- In this selection, "caravels" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nina and guarding stand out and add context to how "caravels" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include commanded the caravels guarding the and fleet of caravels from seville. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "caravels" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with caravels
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Zarco, a knight in service to Prince Henry, had commanded the caravels guarding the coast of Algarve from the incursions of the Moors. (23 words)
In 1454 a fleet of caravels from Seville and Cadiz traded along the African coast and upon their return, were intercepted by a Portuguese squadron. (25 words)
The three-ship fleet of Christopher Columbus included two ships known as caravels, Nina and Pinta, and one larger ship which served as Columbus’ flag ship, Santa Maria. (28 words)
The three-ship fleet of Christopher Columbus included two ships known as caravels, Nina and Pinta, and one larger ship which served as Columbus’ flag ship, Santa Maria. (28 words)
In 1454 a fleet of caravels from Seville and Cadiz traded along the African coast and upon their return, were intercepted by a Portuguese squadron. (25 words)
Zarco, a knight in service to Prince Henry, had commanded the caravels guarding the coast of Algarve from the incursions of the Moors. (23 words)
Example sentences (3)
The three-ship fleet of Christopher Columbus included two ships known as caravels, Nina and Pinta, and one larger ship which served as Columbus’ flag ship, Santa Maria.
In 1454 a fleet of caravels from Seville and Cadiz traded along the African coast and upon their return, were intercepted by a Portuguese squadron.
Zarco, a knight in service to Prince Henry, had commanded the caravels guarding the coast of Algarve from the incursions of the Moors.