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galleon definition

gal·leon (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

Etymology: Sp galeón < ML galea: see galley

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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