ˈgalēən, ˈlyən noun
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Etymology: Old Spanish galeón, from Middle French galion large war galley, from Old French galie galley — more at galley
1. : a heavily built chiefly square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries usually having a high, fortified, and sometimes elaborately decorated forecastle and poop and often three or four decks and being used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish as treasure ships in their American trade
2. : a large especially stately sailing ship suggesting a galleon
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