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Definition of: galleon
(gal′ē·ən) noun
A sailing vessel of the 15th to 17th centuries, usually armed and having three or four decks; especially, the vessel used by Spain in trade with her Central American possessions. [<Sp. galeón, aug. of galea <Med. L. See GALLEY.]
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