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
Earlier this month, the galleon docked on southern England’s Isle of Wight.
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
This time, legal disputes, not cannonballs, have been launched by multiple claimants to the sunken galleon’s fortune.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
The bottom line: Muggles can only dream of having this many galleons.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 22 July 2024
Many of the people who did underwater archeology in those days were interested in the Titanic or Spanish treasure galleons.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
This time, legal disputes, not cannonballs, have been launched by multiple claimants to the sunken galleon’s fortune.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2024
The bottom line: Muggles can only dream of having this many galleons.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 22 July 2024
Many of the people who did underwater archeology in those days were interested in the Titanic or Spanish treasure galleons.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galleon
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But what of those murals glorifying European colonization, with Christopher Columbus sweeping down from the sky in a caravel to find half-naked Native Americans?New York Times, New York Times, 25 May 2021
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More than that, though, the Portuguese were carrying on their wooden caravels an entirely unfamiliar culture from those the Chinese had previously met.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 6 June 2020
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Yet there’s a happy ending for this sonic schooner: Following the conversation, Fagen’s manager granted Yacht Rock the use of six Steely Dan songs.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Its story began in 1965, when a Texas oil executive named Johnno Jackson and his wife, Helen, were sailing the South Pacific on their schooner, the New Moon.Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2024
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Twenty men on Maynard’s sloop died, and Blackbeard presumed the rest of the crew dead.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
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The performance sloop will showcase the Brit’s signature contemporary styling, with a reverse bow for maximum waterline length and a sleek hull for effortless cruising.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 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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Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday that its Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko frigates fired hypersonic Zircon missiles, the submarine Novorossiysk launched a Kalibr cruise missile and an Onyx cruise missile was launched from the Mediterranean coast.Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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The main warship in the Russian deployment is the Admiral Gorshkov, a state-of-the-art frigate that is the lead ship in a new class of six combat vessels Moscow has commissioned through 2025.Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 6 June 2024
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Iowa played summer exhibition games in Italy and Croatia, and with the help of name, image, and likeness (NIL) sponsorship money from brands like Nike, Buick, and the midwestern grocery chain Hy-Vee, Clark treated her teammates to a yacht outing in the Adriatic.Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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The yacht was built by Turkish shipyard AvA Yachts.Katia Damborsky, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the front of the house, an all-white galley kitchen equipped with Meile appliances sits side by side with the dining room.Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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Nothing’s more ancient than being in a galley on a ship.Ryleigh Nucilli, Outside Online, 22 Nov. 2024
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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 22 Dec. 2024.
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