galleon
noun
a large sailing vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts.
galleons
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pluralof galleon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The galleons brought more than silver to the Philippines.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Scenes on Spanish galleons and Aztec pyramids unfold amid a pulsating beat of rock, pop and flamenco riffs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026
Beyond lie the turquoise and azure waters of the lagoon, a white line of surf at the reef, cumulus clouds on the horizon moving as stately as galleons.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2023
Of even greater interest to the Chinese, though, were Spanish galleons from Manila, carrying silver from mines in the Americas.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Or sometimes we’d pre-tend we were the Dutch going out on raids against Spanish galleons.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
