dromond

American

[drom-uhnd, druhm-] / ˈdrɒm ənd, ˈdrʌm- /

Also dromon

noun

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

dromond British

/ ˈdrʌm-, ˈdrɒmən, ˈdrʌm-, ˈdrɒmənd /

noun

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

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Etymology

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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