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galleon
(gal′ē ən, gal′yən)
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
Origin: Sp galeón < ML galea: see galley
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noun
A large three-masted sailing ship with a square rig and usually two or more decks, used from the 15th to the 17th century especially by Spain as a merchant ship or warship.
Origin:
Origin: Spanish galeon
Origin: , from Old Spanish
Origin: , augmentative of galea, galley
Origin: , from Old French galie; see galley
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