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Galleass
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What's The Definition Of Galleass?Synonyms | Synonyms for Galleass: Related Terms | Find terms related to Galleass: See Also | Galleass In Webster's Dictionary \Gal"le*ass\ (?; 135), n. [F. gal['e]asse, gal['e]ace;
cf. It. galeazza, Sp. galeaza; LL. galea a galley. See
{Galley}.] (Naut.)
A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as
broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern
nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See
{Galleon}, and {Galley}. [Written variously {galeas},
{gallias}, etc.]
Note: ``The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the
ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley
slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering
structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost
equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers
amidships.'' --Motley.
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