galleass

== English == === Alternative forms === galeas, galliass === Etymology === 1540s, from Old French galleasse, from Italian galeaza ‘large galley’, from Latin galea. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡæli.æs/ === Noun === galleass (plural galleasses) (nautical, historical) A type of rowable vessel of the 16th and 17th centuries, similar to a galley but larger, and normally equipped with sails. ==== Translations ====