galleons
- plural of galleon.
Example Sentences
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On the other end, the galleons sent the Asian coconut palm to Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
The galleons brought more than silver to the Philippines.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
Look at the massive Seville cityscape here, by an unknown painter from around 1660, in which men of lighter and darker skin tones gossip and gallivant on the riverbank as galleons sail by.
From New York Times • Apr. 7, 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
Spanish treasure galleons were soon sailing home loaded with riches from mines in Mexico and Peru.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
