gal ‧ le ‧ on /ˈɡæliən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Old Spanish ; Origin: galeón , from Old French galie ; ⇨ ↑ galley ]
a sailing ship used mainly by the Spanish from the 15th to the 17th century
gal ‧ le ‧ on /ˈɡæliən/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Old Spanish ; Origin: galeón , from Old French galie ; ⇨ ↑ galley ]
a sailing ship used mainly by the Spanish from the 15th to the 17th century
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012