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galeon

galeon is the obsolete form of galleon.

Meaning of galleon

Noun

galleon (plural galleons)

  1. A large, three-masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.
    • The next day he returned to camp with the balance of his ingots, and when they were stored on board the cruiser Captain Dufranne said he felt like the commander of an old-time Spanish galleon returning from the treasure cities of the Aztecs. “I don’t know what minute my crew will cut my throat, and...1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 220

Forms of galeon

pluralgaleons

Questions about galeon

What is galeon the obsolete form of?
Galeon is the obsolete form of galleon.

Words near galeon in the dictionary

  1. galeommatids
  2. galeommatoidean
  3. galeommatoideans
  4. galeomorph
  5. galeomorphs
  6. galeon
  7. galeons
  8. galeophobia
  9. galeopithecid
  10. galeopithecids
  11. galeorhinid

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