galleon
/ˈgælɪən/noun
- a sailing ship in use (especially by Spain) from the 15th to the 18th centuries, originally as a warship, later for trade. Galleons were mainly square-rigged and usually had three or more decks and masts.(尤指15至18世纪西班牙所用的)大帆船(起先用作战船后用作商船, 主要为横帆, 通常有三个或三个以上的甲板和桅杆)。
词源
early 16th cent.: either via Middle Dutch from French galion, from galie 'galley', or from Spanish galeón.