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gal·leon (galē ən, galyən)

noun

a large sailing ship with three or four masts and a high forecastle and stern, developed in the 15th and 16th cent., and used as both a warship and a trader

Etymology: Sp galeón < ML galea: see galley

galleon Synonyms

galleon

n.

man-of-war, argosy, sailing vessel; see ship.

galleon Usage Examples

Possessives

production: Galleon's production of The White Devil created a vulgar world of gaudy images and suffocating misogyny.

Converse of object

  • capture: Local vessels took part and captured galleons were towed across the bay to Weymouth.
  • attack: While the frigates attacked the galleons, Blake's heavier warships sailed into the harbor to bombard the shore defenses.
  • wreck: No wonder there is the legend of a wrecked galleon from the Spanish Armada somewhere in the bay.
  • sink: Whether the upcoming release of the oft-delayed Neverwinter Nights 2 will sink the Gothic galleon without a trace remains to be seen tho.
  • find: A Spanish foreign ministry spokesman said 'Any Spanish galleon found in future will be reclaimed by the Spanish authorities' .

Adjective modifier

  • sunken: As well as having the pearls to collect you might find a treasure chest from a sunken galleon on your travels.
  • Spanish: From Spanish galleons to modern warships, from local fishing boats to luxury cruisers - all can be found at easy diving depths.
  • great: By the time Queen Elizabeth came to power, the great galleons had come into fashion.
  • huge: In front of them were two huge galleons with full rigging resplendent in the September sunshine.
  • large: Early in the Seventeenth Century, larger galleons were built with heavier armaments.
  • English: The English galleon, it was of a much more modern than design, ours were taller and slower.

Modifies a noun

banco: The la uxmal and princess cruise to mexico kabah sail from the spanish galleons banco.

Noun used with modifier

  • pirate: The plot follows a young man found at sea by a young girl after an attack by the pirate galleon The Black Pearl.
  • treasure: George was a naval officer who gained fame and fortune by capturing a Spanish treasure galleon.
  • war: Spanish Armada - A fleet of war galleons sent in 1588 by Philip II of Spain to capture the English thrown.

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