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dromond

[ drom-uh nd, druhm- ]
/ ˈdrɒm ənd, ˈdrʌm- /
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noun

a large, fast-sailing ship of the Middle Ages.

Nearby words

  1. drollery,
  2. dromedary,
  3. dromograph,
  4. dromomania,
  5. dromon,
  6. dromos,
  7. dromotropic,
  8. dronabinol,
  9. drone,
  10. drone aircraft
Also drom·on [drom-uh n, druhm-] /ˈdrɒm ən, ˈdrʌm-/.

Origin of dromond

1300–50; Middle English dromund < Anglo-French dromund, dromo(u)n < Late Latin dromō, stem dromōn- < Greek drómōn swift ship, derivative of drómos a running
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Examples from the Web for dromond

  • The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.

    On the Spanish Main|John Masefield

  • The Venetian dromond was to other merchant-ships as the dromedary to other camels.

    Masters of the Guild|L. Lamprey

  • Well I wot of all chapmen—and to-night weighs a dromond Sailing west away first, and then to the southlands.

    Poems By The Way &amp; Love Is Enough|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for dromond

dromond

dromon (ˈdrɒmən, ˈdrʌm-)

/ (ˈdrɒmənd, ˈdrʌm-) /

noun

a large swift sailing vessel of the 12th to 15th centuries

Word Origin for dromond

C13: from Anglo-French dromund, ultimately from Late Greek dromōn light swift ship, from dromos a running
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