galleon

galleon
noun
  1. 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
    (15至18世纪尤指西班牙所用的)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)
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: either via Middle Dutch from French galion, from galie 'galley', or from Spanish galeón
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