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
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.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Reflecting the masts and sails of a Spanish galleon rising from the sand, the installation symbolizes irreversible choices and the sacrifices required for collective liberation.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
This year's installation features a Spanish galleon emerging from under the sand by artist Nicholas Galanin.
—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
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Reflecting the masts and sails of a Spanish galleon rising from the sand, the installation symbolizes irreversible choices and the sacrifices required for collective liberation.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
This year's installation features a Spanish galleon emerging from under the sand by artist Nicholas Galanin.
—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
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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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Last week, skeletal remains found on New Jersey beaches were identified as those of a 19th-century schooner captain.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
29 May 2025
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This year, look out for General Patton’s private schooner, When-and-If, among others.—
Mark Ellwood,
AFAR Media,
8 May 2025
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According to Yle’s sources, Cruise ordered his sloop from Nautor Swan in February.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 June 2025
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Today, the colonial-era port Nelson's Dockyard is a UNESCO World Heritage Site complete with two boutique hotels, a museum, local craft shops, cafes and restaurants, and a marina filled with everything from stately sloops to gaudy megayachts.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
3 May 2025
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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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What To Know The Joint Staff of the Japanese Defense Ministry reported that two Chinese naval vessels—the Type 055 destroyer CNS Lhasa and the Type 054A frigate CNS Weifang—transited the Osumi Strait, south of Japan's main island of Kyushu, between Wednesday and Thursday.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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As a result, the surface of the land and sea is an open book that anyone with an internet connection can read to the point where the embarrassing launch failure of a North Korean frigate is instantly world news instead of a vague rumor.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2025
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Despite its name, the not-for-profit yacht club has very few yachts, which generally are considered larger boats with internal cabins.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 June 2025
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But what are the best spots to charter a motorboat or charter a yacht?—
Forbes Staff,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Air Force One also contains two galleys that can provide 100 meals at one sitting, advanced multi-frequency radios for air-to-air, ground and satellite communications and state-of-the-art navigation, electronic and communications equipment.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Over on one side of the central lab/airlock area is a galley with a food storage and preparation area, plus seating and a dining table that can be folded away to make room for a small exercise machine.—
Adam Williams
May 11,
New Atlas,
11 May 2025
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One of the luggers offered her the pick of the litter but warned against some old chairs.—
Jake Offenhartz,
New Yorker,
21 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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“Galleon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galleon. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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