■ noun a large sailing ship in use from the 15th to the 18th centuries, typically square-rigged and with three or more decks and masts.
Origin
C16: either via MDu. from Fr. galion , from galie 'galley', or from Sp. galeón .
■ noun a large sailing ship in use from the 15th to the 18th centuries, typically square-rigged and with three or more decks and masts.
Origin
C16: either via MDu. from Fr. galion , from galie 'galley', or from Sp. galeón .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004