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# galleon

«galleon» in Mova's school dictionary: **A galleon was a large sailing ship with several masts and…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a galleon, galleons)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A galleon was a large sailing ship with several masts and decks, used long ago by Spain, England and other countries for war and trade. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#m1)

2) Galleons carried gold, silver and goods across the oceans, so pirates often attacked them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history lessons about explorers, the Spanish Armada and pirates; in stories about treasure and sea battles. Phrases: «a Spanish galleon», «treasure galleon», «a sunken galleon».

### examples

- The Spanish galleon was full of gold and silver. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x1)
- Pirates chased the slow galleon across the sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x2)
- A galleon had tall masts and many sails. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x3)
- Divers found the wreck of a sunken galleon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x4)
- We built a model galleon out of cardboard. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x5)
- Galleons had cannons on their lower decks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x6)
- The galleon sailed from Mexico to Spain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x7)
- In the story, the treasure was hidden on a galleon. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/#x8)

### note

Countable. Say «GAL-ee-un». Do not confuse with «gallon», a measure of liquid; the extra e makes it a ship. Galleons belong to the age of sail, centuries ago.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «galleon» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/galleon/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.