galiot

American  

[gal-ee-uht] / ˈgæl i ət /

Or galliot

noun

Nautical.

1. a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.

2. a small ketchlike sailing vessel used for trade along the coast of Germany and nearby countries.

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galiot British  

/ ˈɡælɪət /

noun

1. a small swift galley formerly sailed on the Mediterranean

2. a shallow-draught ketch formerly used along the coasts of Germany and the Netherlands

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Etymology

Origin of galiot

1325–75; Middle English galiote < Middle French < Medieval Latin galeota, diminutive of galea galley

Example Sentences

There the vessel tied up, the pirogue was relaunched, the kegs placed in it and the original crew, supplemented by two Spaniards from the galiot, paddled off up the Ohio.

From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph

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)

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

The man nodded earnestly, and pointed with redoubled vigor to the after part of the galiot.

From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver

The atmosphere was so thick that the galiot was seen but for an instant, and it then disappeared in the dense mists.

From Dikes and Ditches Young America in Holland and Belguim by Optic, Oliver