Xē′bec, n.

noun

(zē′bek), n. [Fr. chebec, Sp. xabeque, jabeque, Pg. xabeco, It. sciabecco, zambecco, Ger. schebecke, from Turk. sumbeki, a kind of Asiatic ship, Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumbuk, a small ship.] (Naut.) A small, three-masted vessel, used in the Mediterranean Sea. With a fair wind, in good weather, it carries two large square sails; when close hauled, it carries large lateen sails. Mar. Dict.

An illustration of a sailing xebec on the water. — Xebec.