galleass

American  

[gal-ee-as] / ˈgæl iˌæs /

noun

Nautical.

1. a fighting galley, lateen-rigged on three masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

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galleass British  

/ ˈɡælɪˌæs /

noun

1. nautical a three-masted lateen-rigged galley used as a warship in the Mediterranean from the 15th to the 18th centuries

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Etymology

Origin of galleass

1535–45; < Old French galleasse, galiace < Old Italian galeaza (Venice), augmentative of galea galley

Example Sentences

Alonzo de Leyva, with half a hundred young Spanish nobles of high rank who were under his special charge, made his way in a galleass into Killibeg.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony

Already before the fog lifted a fast galleass had brought the news down Channel that the Spanish were on the sea, and the King's fleet was under way.

From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Compared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship.

From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard

The galleass had gone on the sands, and as the tide ebbed had fallen over on her side.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony

The galleass struck a rock off Dunluce and went to pieces, and Don Alonzo and the princely youths who had sailed with him were washed ashore all dead, to find an unmarked grave in Antrim.

From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by Froude, James Anthony