galleon

(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

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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