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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The galleass was shattered to matchwood, and Leyva perished with all on board save five who swam ashore.
From Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima by Hale, John Richard
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
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 was the most splendid vessel of her kind afloat, Don Hugo one of the greatest of Spanish grandees.
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
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