gallivat
gallivat noun: a small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
Noun
gallivat (plural gallivats)
- A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
- [They] found them next Morning out of Sight, excepting a Ketch and some few Gallivats, (small sort of Vessels something like the Feluccas of the Mediterranean, and hoists, like them, triangular Sails.)1724, Captain Charles Johnson, A General History of the Pyrates, page 126
- At one time when he had near seventy sail under his protection, he was assailed by a large fleet of Angria’s frigates and gallivats […]1812, Alexander Chalmers, The General Biographical Dictionary Volume 18, on Sir William James
gallivat meaning in Marathi
gallivat in Marathi
- gallivat, a type of ship
- गलबत galbat
Forms of gallivat
| plural | gallivats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | galbat |
| alternative form | galivat |
| alternative form | gallevat |
| alternative form | gallowet |
| alternative form | gallouet |
| alternative form | jalia |
Origin of gallivat
Probably from Portuguese galeota. Compare English galiot, galley.
Questions about gallivat
- What does gallivat mean?
- Gallivat means a small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
- What is gallivat in Marathi?
- Gallivat in Marathi is गलबत (galbat). See Gallivat meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is gallivat?
- Gallivat is a noun.
- What is the plural of gallivat?
- The plural of gallivat is gallivats.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gallivat (page history and authors); गलबत (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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