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Definition of "galleass" [gal•le•ass]

  • Nautical A large, fast, heavily armed three-masted Mediterranean galley of the 16th and 17th centuries. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "galleass" in a sentence
  • "Compared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship."
  • "The galleass was the most splendid vessel of her kind afloat, Don Hugo one of the greatest of Spanish grandees."
  • "In September a sirocco blew out of Africa, and a Venetian galleass made ready to run for the Adriatic."
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