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fəˈlʌk ə, -ˈlu kəfeluc·ca

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. feluccanoun

    a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

Wiktionary

  1. feluccanoun

    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.

  2. Etymology: From feluca, from فلوكة.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Feluccanoun

    A small open boat with six oars. Dict.

    Etymology: feleu, Fr. felkon, Arab.

Wikipedia

  1. Felucca

    A felucca (Arabic: فلوكة, romanized: falawaka, possibly originally from Greek ἐφόλκιον, epholkion) is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in the eastern Mediterranean—including around Malta and Tunisia—in Egypt and Sudan (particularly along the Nile and in protected waters of the Red Sea), and also in Iraq. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails. They are usually able to board ten passengers and the crew consists of two or three people.

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  1. felucca

    A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used primarily in the Mediterranean and along the Nile in Egypt. It is typically characterized by one or two lateen sails, an open deck, and a shallow draft, making it ideal for coastal waters and rivers. It has been used for centuries as a fishing or transportation vessel due to its versatility and maneuverability.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Feluccanoun

    a small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean

  2. Etymology: [It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua), fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harrqah a sort of ship.]

Wikidata

  1. Felucca

    A felucca is a traditional wooden sailing boat used in protected waters of the Red Sea and eastern Mediterranean including Malta, and particularly along the Nile in Egypt, Sudan, and also in Iraq. Its rig consists of one or two lateen sails. They are usually able to board ten passengers and the crew consists of two or three people. Despite being made obsolete by motorboats and ferries, feluccas are still in active use as a means of transport in Nile-adjacent cities like Aswan or Luxor. They are especially popular among tourists who can enjoy a quieter and calmer mood than motorboats have to offer.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Felucca

    fe-luk′a, n. a class of small merchant-vessels, used in the Mediterranean, with two masts, lateen sails, and often a rudder at each end. [It. feluca, which, like Fr. felouque, is from Ar. fulk, a ship.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. felucca

    (See LUNTRA.) A little vessel with six or eight oars, frequent in the Mediterranean; its helm may be applied in the head or stern, as occasion requires. Also, a narrow decked galley-built vessel in great use there, of one or two masts, and some have a small mizen; they carry lateen sails.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of felucca in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of felucca in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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