caravelle

noun

1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of caravel.

   “On the Ninth of May, in the Year one Thouſand, five Hundred, and Two, [Christopher] Columbus and his Brother departed, from Spain, on their laſt Voyage of Diſcovery, with four Caravelles, and one hundred, and ſeventy Men.”

   “At preſent theſe trees are not very numerous, as the Turks make uſe of them to build the Grand Signior's caravelles, and cut down without ever planting.”

   “Let[ter] 35. […] He has had the command of ſeveral of the Grand Signior's caravelles, and paſſed ſome time at Venice; he has travelled through Egypt, and visited, according to the religious cuſtom of the Mahometans, the tomb of his prophet.”

name

1. A type of twin-engine jet that was the first medium-haul modern jet airplane.

   “After much consideration, Friedkin decided not to purchase the Caravelles.”

   “The airline has bought 4 Caravelles from Swissair, and they are very nice aircraft and are far superior to the previous planes they had.”

   “The Comet disasters gave all the more prestige to Air France when in 1959 it began flying its elegant jet the Caravelle, through Europe as far as Istanbul.”