About The Word Galleon
Learn about the word Galleon to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Galleon definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Galleon
| Galleon Definition And Meaning |
|---|
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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Galleon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Galleon: bark | bawley | bilander | brig | brigantine | bully | buss | caravel | cat | catamaran | clipper | corsair | corvette | cutter | dandy | dhow | dromond | fishing smack | flattie | four-masted bark | four-master | frigate | galiot | galleass | hooker | hoy | ice yacht | junk | keelboat | ketch | knockabout | lateen | lateener | lorcha | lugger | nobby | ocean racer | outrigger | pilot boat | pinnace | piragua | pirogue | pram | pungy | racing yacht | rigger | sailing auxiliary | sailing canoe | sailing dinghy | sailing packet | sailing trawler | sampan | sandbagger | schooner | scooter | shallop | sharpie | shipentine | skipjack | sloop | smack | smack boat | snow | tartan | topsail schooner | trimaran | well smack | whaler | wool-clipper | xebec | yacht | yawl See Also | carack | carrack | sailing ship | sailing vessel Galleon In Webster's Dictionary \Gal"le*on\, n. [Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL.
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Tableau vivant ‐ a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a…
- Summon ‐ make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [v] call in…
- Genus pipra ‐ type genus of the Pipridae containing the…
- Ammoniate ‐ treat…
- Petrocoptis ‐ perennial tussock-forming rock plants; of Pyrenees and mountains…
- Blank check ‐ a check that has been signed but with the amount payable left…
- Beatify ‐ declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving…
- House-proud ‐ proud of your house or its furnishings…
- Genus pineus ‐ a genus of…
- Belly dancer ‐ a woman who performs a solo Oriental dance using exaggerated…