Noun:

Galleon,

galleon's Usage Examples:

After considerable difficulties with the Chinese, he sailed again with his one remaining vessel to cruise for one of the richly laden galleons which conducted the trade between Mexico and the Philippines.

galleon's production of The White Devil created a vulgar world of gaudy images and suffocating misogyny.

galleon found in future will be reclaimed by the Spanish authorities' .

The result was that the command of the Acapulco galleon was rarely worth less than "50,000.

The English galleon, it was of a much more modern than design, ours were taller and slower.

As well as having the pearls to collect you might find a treasure chest from a sunken galleon on your travels.

In 1685-86 the Pacific coast was ravaged by Dampier and Swan, and in 1709 Woodes Rogers, with Dampier as pilot, captured the Manila treasure galleon, a feat repeated by Anson in 1743.

The other popular style is the galleon coat associated with pirates.

Encouragement of industry was not wanting; the state undertook to develop the herds of merino sheep, by issuing prohibitions against inclosures, which proved the ruin of agriculture, and gave premiums for large merchant ships, which ruined the owners of small vessels and reduced the merchant navy of Spain to a handful of galleons.

In mid July French armed galleons approached St Andrews, and the castle surrendered as soon as artillery was brought to bear on it.

Synonyms:

carack, sailing vessel, carrack, sailing ship,

Antonyms:

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