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GALLEON

\ɡˈalɪən], \ɡˈalɪən], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ__ə_n]\

Definitions of GALLEON

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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A large Spanish three-decked vessel.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A large Spanish vessel with lofty stem and stern.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Large Spanish ship.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A large Spanish ship.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

A large ship with three or four decks, formerly used by the Spaniards to transport gold and silver from Mexico and Peru to Spain.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

n. [Spanish, Italian] A large ship with three or four decks, formerly used by the Spaniards as a man-of-war, and also in their commerce with South America.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

A large ship of four or five decks, in use only among the Spaniards.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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