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galleon

gal·le·on [ gállee ən ] (plural gal·le·ons)


noun 
Definition:
 
large sailing ship: a large three-masted sailing ship used especially by the Spanish between the 15th and 18th centuries

[Early 16th century. Either via Middle Dutch galjoen< Old French galion "large galley," or < Spanish galeón]
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