galiot

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noun (1)

gal·​i·​ot

variant spelling of galliot

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: a small swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean

2

[borrowed from Dutch galjoot, going back to Middle Dutch galiote, gaillioot, borrowed from Middle French galiote, feminine derivative of galiot] : a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant sailing ship

galliot

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noun (2)

gal·​li·​ot ˈga-lē-ət 

variants or galiot

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: a small swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean

2

[borrowed from Dutch galjoot, going back to Middle Dutch galiote, gaillioot, borrowed from Middle French galiote, feminine derivative of galiot] : a long narrow shallow-draft Dutch merchant sailing ship

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Middle English galiot "small galley," borrowed from Anglo-French, from galie, galee galley + -ot, diminutive suffix (probably on the model of Italian galeotta)

First Known Use

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1