as in caravel
a large sailing ship used especially by the Spanish in the 1500s and 1600s
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Recent Examples of galleon
This year's installation features a Spanish galleon emerging from under the sand by artist Nicholas Galanin.
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The museum at 200 Greene St. features artifacts recovered from the Spanish galleons Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita of 1622.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
In my first go, my ancient Romans became the Spanish, who sent galleons to distant lands.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
The present day’s global aristocrats invade Miami for Art Week not by galleon under the power of sail, but by private jet under the power of fossil fuel.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Martin Vassolo, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
The museum at 200 Greene St. features artifacts recovered from the Spanish galleons Nuestra Señora de Atocha and Santa Margarita of 1622.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
In my first go, my ancient Romans became the Spanish, who sent galleons to distant lands.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2025
The present day’s global aristocrats invade Miami for Art Week not by galleon under the power of sail, but by private jet under the power of fossil fuel.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galleon
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Wreck 5 was built using a method known as caravel planking, where planks are placed end to end without overlapping, archaeologist and project leader Håkan Altrock said in the release.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Engulfed in the unpredictable Dionysian crowds rocking him left and right like a 15th century caravel, Reed vowed to carry on until morning like locals traditionally do.—
Ana Leorne,
SPIN,
31 Dec. 2024
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Two big schooners of beer, then — pilsner for me, IPA for Ian.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
5 Feb. 2025
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Help hoist the sails of the Schooner Freedom, a massive topsail schooner captained by John and Sarah Zaruba.—
Kara Franker,
Southern Living,
13 Apr. 2025
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In the Caribbean, wandering yachtsmen on sloops and catamarans know these masts well.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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To ensure Blackbeard was neutralized, Spotswood gave Robert Maynard, an officer in the Royal Navy, control of 60 men and two sloops—small sailboats that lacked cannons but could pursue Blackbeard in the narrow inlets and shallows of the coast.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Nov. 2024
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On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Dec. 2024
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Moreland, who has more than 30 years experience sailing topsail schooners, brigantines, brigs and barques, as well as five world voyages under his belt, said the Picton Castle will be hosting a range of school groups on the vessel.—
Jennifer Larino,
NOLA.com,
6 Mar. 2018
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Two of vessels, a frigate and a supply ship, conducted training in the area earlier this month, the Chinese military said on Wednesday.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Chinese frigate attempted to get closer to the waters, where the warships and aircraft from the three allied countries were undertaking maneuvers off the Scarborough Shoal, but it was warned by a Philippine frigate by radio and kept away.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Mar. 2025
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Nobody would have expected Donald Trump – the guy gracing tabloids for yacht parties and messy divorces – to ever, in a million years, become the face of the movement.—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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The complaint detailed the October 2019 meeting on a yacht in Doha, Qatar, between McKillen and Hamad bin Khalifa to discuss the opportunity for the royal family to acquire the California hotel, then known as the Montage Beverly Hills.—
Brittny Mejia,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Most of the apartment’s large prewar proportions remain the same, though the galley kitchen has been updated.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The galley kitchen, off the dining area, has a dishwasher and a range with a gas cooktop.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The upshot will be a mid-sized load-lugger that will hammers to 62mph in 3.6 seconds and from zero to 124mph in only 12.9 seconds, so the Europeans had better pack that luggage in snugly.—
Michael Taylor,
Forbes,
22 June 2022
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The wooden boats competed in skiff, workboat, lugger, trawler, runabout, sailboat and cruiser classes.—
Ann Benoit,
NOLA.com,
27 Oct. 2017
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“Galleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galleon. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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