dromond

[ drom-uh nd, druhm- ]
/ ˈdrɒm ənd, ˈdrʌm- /

noun

a large, fast-sailing ship of the Middle Ages.
Also drom·on [drom-uh n, druhm-] /ˈdrɒm ən, ˈdrʌm-/.

Origin of dromond

1300–50; Middle English dromund < Anglo-French dromund, dromo(u)n < Late Latin dromō, stem dromōn- < Greek drómōn swift ship, derivative of drómos a running

Words nearby dromond

droll, drollery, dromedary, dromograph, dromomania, dromond, dromos, dromotropic, dronabinol, drone, drone aircraft

Example sentences from the Web for dromond

  • The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.

    On the Spanish Main |John Masefield

  • The Venetian dromond was to other merchant-ships as the dromedary to other camels.

    Masters of the Guild |L. Lamprey

  • Well I wot of all chapmen—and to-night weighs a dromond Sailing west away first, and then to the southlands.

    Poems By The Way &amp; Love Is Enough |William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for dromond

dromond

dromon (ˈdrɒmən, ˈdrʌm-)

/ (ˈdrɒmənd, ˈdrʌm-) /

noun

a large swift sailing vessel of the 12th to 15th centuries

Word Origin for dromond

C13: from Anglo-French dromund, ultimately from Late Greek dromōn light swift ship, from dromos a running