About The Word Galleon
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Galleon
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What's The Definition Of Galleon?
[n] a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
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galeo, galio. See {Galley}.] (Naut.)
A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often
having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The
term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large
sailing vessel.
The galleons . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy
vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and
built up at stem and stern, like castles. --Motley.
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