noun

galleon

galleon

The museum has a model of a Spanish galleon.

The museum has a model of a Spanish galleon.

((a/the/Spanish etc.)) galleon ((...)) a large sailing ship of the 15th to 17th centuries The old map showed a sunken galleon.

Synonyms: sailing ship, man-of-war (historical)

From Spanish 'galeón', augmentative of 'galea' (galley), a type of oared ship.

Imagine a large, historic sailing ship like those in pirate movies, a 'galleon'.

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