galleon

noun gal·le·on \ˈga-lē-ən\

: a large sailing ship used especially by the Spanish in the 1500s and 1600s

Full Definition of GALLEON

: a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish

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Old Spanish galeón, from Middle French galion, from Old French galie

First Known Use: 1529

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noun gal·le·on \ˈga-lē-ən\

: a large sailing ship used by the Spanish from the 1400s to the 1700s

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