GALLEON


Meaning of GALLEON in English

/ ˈgæliən; NAmE / noun

a large Spanish sailing ship, used between the 15th and the 17th centuries

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WORD ORIGIN

early 16th cent.: either via Middle Dutch from French galion , from galie galley, or from Spanish galeón .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.