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gal·le·on
 galleon
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- pronunciation:
- gae
li
 n
[or]
gael
yn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition: |
a large three-masted sailing ship used esp. by the Spaniards in the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries.
The Spanish galleons encountered stormy weather as they sailed in the North Atlantic. |
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