Galleon Definition

gălē-ən, gălyən
galleons
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.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
galleon
Plural:
galleons

Origin of Galleon

  • Spanish galeon from Old Spanish augmentative of galea galley from Old French galie galley

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French galion

    From Wiktionary

Galleon Sentence Examples

  • The other popular style is the galleon coat associated with pirates.

  • The result was that the command of the Acapulco galleon was rarely worth less than $50,000.

  • The English galleon, it was of a much more modern than design, ours were taller and slower.

  • George was a naval officer who gained fame and fortune by capturing a Spanish treasure galleon.

  • In 1572 and 1578, however, Drake took abundant and Organi- vengeance, and in 1587 Cavendish captured the Manila galleon - a success repeated in the next century.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAL

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NONEON

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