galleass
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of galleass
1535–45; < Old French galleasse, galiace < Old Italian galeaza (Venice), augmentative of galea galley
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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 John Richard Hale
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 James Anthony Froude
But like most, if not all, compromise types, the galleass was short-lived.
From A History of Sea Power by William Oliver Stevens
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 James Anthony Froude
A huge galleass had her rudder broken and drifted helplessly with the tide.
From In Doublet and Hose A Story for Girls by Clyde Osmer De Land
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