galleass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of galleass
1535–45; < Old French galleasse, galiace < Old Italian galeaza (Venice), augmentative of galea galley
Example Sentences
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None, madam, 'twas all whipped out o' me aboard the 'Esmeralda' galleass.
From Black Bartlemy's Treasure by Farnol, Jeffery
Day after day we watched for Spanish sails; for the plate fleets went that way, and some galleass or caravel or galleon might stray aside.
From To Have and to Hold by Johnston, Mary
His uncertainties were ended for him by seeing Drake bearing down upon him with the whole English fleet, save those which were loitering about the galleass.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony
The third, the great galleass "Florencia," went down in Tobermory Bay.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
The English attacked the stranded galleass in pinnaces and boats, Howard with some of the larger ships standing by "to give the men comfort and countenance."
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
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