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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Early in the process, Quezon, a historian and grandson of a former Philippine president, learned to his dismay that the local hardwood and water-resistant species used to build the galleons had long been wiped out.
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
It is not like corporations deploy an armada of 17th century galleons to sail shipments of gold across the ocean.
From Slate ● Nov. 15, 2021
Disney attractions have always required the suspension of disbelief: Those are real flying galleons in Peter Pan’s Flight, not plastic ride vehicles on a rail.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
Or sometimes we’d pre-tend we were the Dutch going out on raids against Spanish galleons.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
