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- noun Plural form of
galleon .
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Examples
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For me this keen windy sea is thick with phantom sails: ... the high-beaked galleys of the Conqueror, the silken wings of the White Ship, Henry's fleet carrying victorious armies into France, Drake's and Raleigh's prows, galleons from the East, certain small sailing craft going swiftly and furtively by dusk, carrying fugitive monarchs – the myriad wings of a nation of sea-birds, spread for pleasure or for prey ....
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The filibusters finally degenerated into pirates and robbers, and the treasure ships ( "galleons") of Spain, and the towns upon her American coasts, were the victims of their depredations.
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The former was usually called the galeones (_anglice_ "galleons"), was commanded by a "general," and sailed from Spain earlier in the year, between January and March.
The Buccaneers in the West Indies in the XVII Century Clarence Henry Haring 1922
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Several vessels, called "galleons," laden with the precious metals, and with merchandise of other kinds, are every year sent, from this port, to
Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe William Bingley 1798
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These warehouses themselves were former galleons, overturned on land.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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To the left gleamed a wide bay full of great galleons.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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Although we've never met, and you probably made more galleons and knuts last week than I expect to see in the next 10 years, you've always seemed approachable and honest, not the kind to stand on ceremony.
Should JK Rowling write another Harry Potter? Naomi Alderman 2010
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These warehouses themselves were former galleons, overturned on land.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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To the left gleamed a wide bay full of great galleons.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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These warehouses themselves were former galleons, overturned on land.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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