galiot
or gal·li·ot
a small galley propelled by both sails and oars.
a small ketchlike sailing vessel used for trade along the coast of Germany and nearby countries.
Origin of galiot
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How to use galiot in a sentence
They told us there were two smacks or galiots lying ready, and would leave on Monday, for which we prepared ourselves.
Journal of Jasper Danckaerts, 1679-1680 | Jasper DanckaertsThe Spanish galiots, which have been impatiently expected, are at length happily arrived.
British Dictionary definitions for galiot
galliot
/ (ˈɡælɪət) /
a small swift galley formerly sailed on the Mediterranean
a shallow-draught ketch formerly used along the coasts of Germany and the Netherlands
Origin of galiot
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