GALLEASS


Meaning of GALLEASS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-lē-əs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French galeasse, from Old French galie galley

Date: 1544

: a large fast galley used especially as a warship by Mediterranean countries in the 16th and 17th centuries and having both sails and oars but usually propelled chiefly by rowing

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