galleass

[ gal-ee-as ]

/ ˈgæl iˌæs /

a fighting galley, lateen-rigged on three masts, used in the Mediterranean Sea from the 15th to the 18th centuries.

Origin of galleass

1535–45; < Old French galleasse, galiace < Old Italian galeaza (Venice), augmentative of galea galley

The galleass was patched up, and De Leyva ventured an attempt to make his way in her to Scotland.

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century |James Anthony Froude
Compared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship.

Famous Sea Fights |John Richard Hale
The galleass was the most splendid vessel of her kind afloat, Don Hugo one of the greatest of Spanish grandees.

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century |James Anthony Froude
The galleass had gone on the sands, and as the tide ebbed had fallen over on her side.

English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century |James Anthony Froude

The galleass represented in Fig. 46 had a circular forecastle in which were mounted several guns, to be used in end-on attack.

Ancient and Modern Ships. |George C. V. Holmes

galleass

/ (ˈɡælɪˌæs) /

nautical a three-masted lateen-rigged galley used as a warship in the Mediterranean from the 15th to the 18th centuries

C16: from French galleasse, from Italian galeazza, from galea galley