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Webster 1913 Edition

Galleass

Gal′le-ass

(?; 135)
,
Noun.
[F.
galéasse
,
galéace
; cf. It.
galeazza
, Sp.
galeaza
; LL.
galea
a galley. See
Galley
.]
(Naut.)
A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See
Galleon
, and
Galley
.
[Written variously
galeas
,
gallias
, etc.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Galleass

GAL'LEASS.

[See Galeas.]

Definition 2024

galleass

galleass

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galleass ‎(plural galleasses)

  1. (nautical, historical) A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails.

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