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galleass
[ gal-ee-as ]
noun
, Nautical.
- a fighting galley, lateen-rigged on three masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
galleass
/ ˈɡælɪˌæs /
noun
- nautical a three-masted lateen-rigged galley used as a warship in the Mediterranean from the 15th to the 18th centuries
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of galleass1
C16: from French galleasse, from Italian galeazza, from galea galley
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Example Sentences
Compared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship.
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The galleass's guns were high above the water, and the galleys dreaded their plunging fire.
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The galleass represented in Fig. 46 had a circular forecastle in which were mounted several guns, to be used in end-on attack.
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The third, the great galleass "Florencia," went down in Tobermory Bay.
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The galleass had gone on the sands, and as the tide ebbed had fallen over on her side.
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