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galleass
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noun
Nautical
.
a fighting galley, lateen-rigged on three masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
Origin:
1535–45;
<
Old French
galleasse, galiace
<
Old Italian
galeaza
(Venice), augmentative of
galea
galley
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galleass
or
galliass
(ˈɡælɪˌæs)
—
n
nautical
a three-masted lateen-rigged galley used as a warship in the Mediterranean from the 15th to the 18th centuries
[C16: from French
galleasse,
from Italian
galeazza,
from
galea
galley
]
galliass
or
galliass
—
n
[C16: from French
galleasse,
from Italian
galeazza,
from
galea
galley
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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