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gal⋅i⋅ot

  [gal-ee-uht]
–noun Nautical.
1. a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
2. a small ketchlike sailing vessel used for trade along the coast of Germany and nearby countries.
Also, galliot.

Origin:
1325–75; ME galiote < MF < ML galeota, dim. of galea galley
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gal·i·ot also gal·li·ot   (gāl'ē-ət)   
n.   Nautical

  1. A light, swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean.

  2. A light, single-masted, flatbottom Dutch merchant ship.


[Middle English, from Old French, from galee, galie; see galley.]
gal·li·ot   (gāl'ē-ət)   
n.  Variant of galiot.
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