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galleon

/ˈɡæ.li.ən/

Meanings
noun
A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks.

Examples :

"The galleon, heavily laden with treasure, sailed slowly back to Spain after months at sea. "
nautical sailing vehicle history

Related Words

Illustration three

three noun

/θɹiː/ /fɹiː/

The digit/figure 3.

"The number three is written with the digit three. "

Illustration sailing

sailing verb

/ˈseɪ.lɪŋ/

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.

"The sailboat was sailing swiftly across the lake. "

Illustration treasure

treasure noun

/ˈtɹɛʒə/ /ˈtɹɛʒɚ/

A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc.

"The old pirate's treasure chest contained gold coins and jewels. "

Illustration sailed

sailed verb

/seɪld/

To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body of water by steam or other power.

"The small boat sailed across the lake, pushed by the strong wind. "

Illustration heavily

heavily adverb

/ˈhɛvɪli/

In a heavy manner.

"He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots."

Illustration rigged

rigged verb

/ɹɪɡd/

To fit out with a harness or other equipment.

"The mountain climber carefully rigged his harness before starting his ascent. "

Illustration least

least noun

/list/

Something of the smallest possible extent; an indivisible unit.

"The smallest amount of time, the least, needed to complete the project was two hours. "

Illustration masted

masted verb

/ˈmæstɪd/ /ˈmɑːstɪd/

To supply and fit a mast to (a ship).

"The shipyard workers masted the new sailboat yesterday, preparing it for its maiden voyage. "

Illustration square

square noun

/skwɛə(ɹ)/ /skwɛɚ/

A polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

"The floor tiles were arranged in perfect squares. "

Illustration months

months noun

/mʌnθs/

A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.

"July is my favourite month."

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

(manner) At a slow pace.

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

Illustration large

large noun

/ˈlɑːd͡ʒ/ /ˈlɑɹd͡ʒ/

An old musical note, equal to two longas, four breves, or eight semibreves.

"The music teacher explained that a "large" is a very long note, longer than a breve. "