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galleass

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡælɪˌæs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(galē as′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gal•le•ass  (galē as′),USA pronunciation n. [Naut.]
  1. Nautical, Naval Termsa fighting galley, lateen-rigged on three masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea from the 15th to the 18th centuries.
  • Old Italian galeaza (Venice), augmentative of galea galley
  • Old French galleasse, galiace
  • 1535–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
galleass, galliass /ˈɡælɪˌæs/ n
  1. a three-masted lateen-rigged galley used as a warship in the Mediterranean from the 15th to the 18th centuries
Etymology: 16th Century: from French galleasse, from Italian galeazza, from galea galley

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