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Noun: galleon  ga-lee-un
  1. A large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries
    "The museum housed a detailed model of a Spanish galleon"

Derived forms: galleons

Type of: sailing ship, sailing vessel

Encyclopedia: Galleon