galleon
noun [C] /ˈɡæl.i.ən/Definition
› a large sailing ship with three or four masts, used both in trade and war from the 15th to the 18th centuriesPassenger, cargo and military shipsBoats and sailing craft
(Definition of galleon noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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