ALL meanings of xebec
xe·bec
X x - noun xebec A small three-masted Mediterranean sailing ship with lateen and sometimes square sails. 1
- noun xebec a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce. 1
- noun xebec a small three-masted Mediterranean vessel with both square and lateen sails, formerly used by Algerian pirates and later used for commerce 0
- noun xebec a small, three-masted ship having an overhanging bow and stern and both square and lateen sails: once common in the Mediterranean 0