GALLIOT


Meaning of GALLIOT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

or gal·i·ot ˈga-lē-ət

Etymology: Middle English galiot, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin galeota, diminutive of galea galley, from Middle Greek

Date: 14th century

1. : a small swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean

2.

[Dutch galjoot, from Middle French galiot ]

: a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant sailing ship

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