Po-lăc'eā, n.

n. [Fr. polaque, polacre, Sp. polacre, Pg. polaca, polhacra, It. polacca, polaccre, i. e., properly a Polish vessel.] [Written also polacre.]

1. (Naut.) 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.
2. (Mus.) A Polish national dance or tune. See POLONAISE.