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Synonyms for galleon

Grammar : Noun
Spell : gal-ee-uh n, gal-yuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæl i ən, ˈgæl yən

Top 10 synonyms for galleon
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Définition of galleon

Origin :
  • large ship, 1520s, from Old French galion "little ship" (13c.), from Spanish galeón "galleon, armed merchant ship," from Byzantine Greek galea "galley" (see galley) + augmentative suffix -on. In English use, especially of Spanish ships involved in the American trade.
  • As in sailboat : noun a boat propelled with wind by sailcloth
  • As in galley : noun a ship
Example sentences :
  • Who will pray for your soul, I wonder, when that galleon comes to lie board and board with you?
  • Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
  • If he could dispose of them the galleon would be at his mercy.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • The frigate and galleon came together with a terrific crash.
  • Extract from : « Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer » by Cyrus Townsend Brady
  • On his head was a scarlet cap with a gold band, even as the man in the galleon had said.
  • Extract from : « In the Days of Drake » by J. S. Fletcher
  • The St. Philip came to the like end; so did the galleon of Biscay, and divers others.
  • Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe
  • Many a galleon has been looted of ingots and bullion by the 146 old seadogs there.
  • Extract from : « The Pirate of Panama » by William MacLeod Raine
  • The only misadventure they had to fear was the loss of the galleon.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • That only one galleon was to be sent each year (instead of two) as formerly.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • The guns will burst, and we can then do what we please with the galleon and the town.
  • Extract from : « Two Gallant Sons of Devon » by Harry Collingwood
  • Here a galleon, a prize to the “Monmouth,” struck upon a sunken rock.
  • Extract from : « John Deane of Nottingham » by W.H.G. Kingston
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