‖ scampavia
(skampaˈvia)
Also 8 scampavie.
[It., f. scampare to run off, decamp (see discamp v.) + via way, away.]
A swift sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean.
| 1723 Pres. St. Russia I. 35 Three Russian Scampavies full of Russian Soldiers. 1802 Naval Chron. VIII. 122 Quick sailing little vessels called scampavias. 1867 Smyth Sailor's Word-bk., Scampavia, a fast rowing war boat of Naples and Sicily. |