GALLEOT
\ɡˈalɪˌɒt], \ɡˈalɪˌɒt], \ɡ_ˈa_l_ɪ__ˌɒ_t]\
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(Naut.) A bomb-ketch. See Ketch.
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(Naut.) A Dutch or Flemish trader, having a mainmast carrying a square mainsail and a mizzenmast far aft, very round in the ribs, and nearly flat-bottomed.
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(Naut.) A small (Galleon) galley, carrying one mast and from sixteen to twenty oars. All the men carried muskets, as she was designed for chasing only.
By Henry Percy Smith