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galleon

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Frenchgalion orSpanishgaleón. Originally an augmentative form of a Romance language cognate ofgalley, the word spread around the Mediterranean from the 12th century,[1] taking on different meanings depending on place and time.

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galleon (pluralgalleons)

  2. A large, three-masted,square riggedsailingship with at least twodecks.
    • 1913,Edgar Rice Burroughs,The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published1963, page220:
      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 Spanishgalleon returning from the treasure cities of the Aztecs. “I don’t know what minute my crew will cut my throat, and take over the ship,” he added.

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large sailing ship

References

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  1. ^Kahane, Henry R.;Kahane, Renée;Tietze, Andreas (1958),The Lingua Franca in the Levant: Turkish Nautical Terms of Italian and Greek Origin, Urbana: University of Illinois,§ 318

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