GALLEON

galleon

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

galleon (plural galleons)

A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

Anagrams

• allonge

Source: Wiktionary

Gal"le*on, n. Etym: [Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL. galeo, galio. See Galley.] (Naut.)

Definition: 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 gallens . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and built up at stem and stern, like castels. Motley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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