Definition for PO-LA'CRE

PO-LA'CRE, n. [Sp. id.; Port. polaca, polhacra; Fr. polacre, polaque.]

A vessel with three masts, used in the Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, so that they have neither tops, caps nor cross-trees, nor horses to their upper yards. Mar. Dict. Encyc.

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