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Caravel

Spanish
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Small, fast 15th-century sailing ship used by Spanish explorers.

Detailed Definition
Columbus’s vessels that opened the Age of Discovery. Poets invoke caravels for themes of adventure, imperial ambition, and the unknown; their sails represent the human spirit’s daring, the poetry of horizons, and the bittersweet cost of conquest and cultural encounter.
Example
Example in poetry:
The caravel's sails billow in the poet's ode to explorers crossing unknown seas; Poets launch caravel imagery to chart verses of discovery and imperial dreams; In caravel's wooden hull the bard finds metaphors for fragile human ambition; Caravel voyages inspire ballads of Columbus and the New World's call; The poet sets caravel upon waves of history in stanzas of wind and wonder; Caravel decks echo with songs of sailors and the poetry of distant horizons.
Additional Notes
Caravel evokes Spain's Age of Discovery with Columbus's Niña, Pinta, Santa María—nimble ships bridging Old and New Worlds. In poetry use its sails for ambition, exploration, and cultural encounter; pair with galleys or sea bastion for maritime epics, helping students address empire, wonder, and historical consequence through adventurous nautical verses.
Other Meanings of “Caravel”
Also Known As
Carabela Caravela Carabela española
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