racer

Definitions of racer
  1. noun
    a horse bred for racing
    synonyms: caballo de carreras
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    poni
    an informal term for a racehorse
    primal
    a racehorse considered one year old until the second Jan. 1 following its birth
    caballo amblador
    a horse used to set the pace in racing
    caballo trotador
    a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing
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    caballo
    solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
  2. noun
    a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts
    synonyms: vela, velero
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    bricbarca
    a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
    bergantín
    two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on both masts
    bergantín
    two-masted sailing vessel square-rigged on the foremast and fore-and-aft rigged on the mainmast
    clíper
    a fast sailing ship used in former times
    falucho
    a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean
    galeón
    a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
    queche, quechemarín
    a sailing vessel with two masts; the mizzen is forward of the rudderpost
    buque de vela, velero, yola
    a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
    balandra, balandro
    a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow
    catamarán
    a sailboat with two parallel hulls held together by single deck
    peloteo
    a sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit
    trimarán
    a fast sailboat with 3 parallel hulls
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    nave
    a craft designed for water transportation
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