NOUN | artifact | galleon | a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts |
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Sounds | gae'liyahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries. | |
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Narrower | carrack, carack | A large galleon sailed in the Mediterranean as a merchantman |
Broader | sailing vessel, sailing ship | A vessel that is powered by the wind |
Spanish | galeón | |
Catalan | galió |
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