First Known Use: 1544
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galleass
noun gal·le·ass \ˈga-lē-əs\
Definition of GALLEASS
: a large fast galley used especially as a warship by Mediterranean countries in the 16th and 17th centuries and having both sails and oars but usually propelled chiefly by rowing
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Origin of GALLEASS
Middle French galeasse, from Old French galie galley
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