Plural of chebec; multiple fast, small sailing vessels with shallow drafts.
From 'chebec' (from Turkish/Arabic 'çebek') + standard English plural suffix '-s'. The pluralization is straightforward, though historically these vessels were referred to in various spellings and forms.
Chebecs in the plural remind us that Mediterranean and Barbary corsairs were genuinely fearsome—fleets of these fast, light ships could chase down merchant vessels or escape larger warships. They were the speedboats of their era.
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