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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Nautical, a fast-rowing war-boat of Naples and Sicily. In 1814-15 they were built 150 feet in length, and were pulled by forty sweeps or large oars, every rower having his bunk under his sweep. They were rigged with one huge lateen sail at one third the distance from the bow, and no forward bulwark or stem was carried above deck. They carried a gun forward of the mast, about two feet above water. Aft they carried a lateen mizzen with topsail.
Wiktionary
- n. A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century.
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- Italian (Wiktionary)
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reesetee I wonder if she's related to skipvia. ;-> Feb 5, 2008
sionnach A former colleague of mine was called Gwendy Scampavia. For some reason, we found it amusing that she worked in Quality Control. Feb 5, 2008
reesetee A swift sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. (From Italian scampare, to run off or decamp + via, way.) Feb 5, 2008