galiot
Americannoun
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a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
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a small ketchlike sailing vessel used for trade along the coast of Germany and nearby countries.
noun
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a small swift galley formerly sailed on the Mediterranean
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a shallow-draught ketch formerly used along the coasts of Germany and the Netherlands
Etymology
Origin of galiot
1325–75; Middle English galiote < Middle French < Medieval Latin galeota, diminutive of galea galley
Example Sentences
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Which was y-ſet of galiot and the king Of thar aſſemble, and of thar meting.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
ANd arthuris folk that come one euery ſyd, 984 He for the feld can them for to prouide, Wich ware to few aȝaine the gret affere Of galiot ȝit to ſuſten the were.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
"How much will it cost to repair the galiot?" asked one of the students, stepping forward from a group which had been whispering together for a moment very earnestly.
From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver
We have just saved them from the wreck of a Dutch galiot.
From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver
The boatswain and carpenter, assisted by the boys, rigged a jury-mast out of the foremast of the galiot, which had been saved for the purpose.
From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver
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