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galleass

/gal-ee-as/US // ˈgæl iˌæs //UK // (ˈɡælɪˌæs) //

加列斯,加勒士,加列尔斯,加勒斯

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Nautical.

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

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Examples

  • At the same time, the increased size, when compared to a standard war galley, didn’t allow the galleass to be as maneuverable as its oar-based predecessor.

  • Compared to the low, crowded galley, the galleass was a roomy and much more seaworthy ship.

  • The galleass's guns were high above the water, and the galleys dreaded their plunging fire.

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

  • The third, the great galleass "Florencia," went down in Tobermory Bay.

  • The galleass had gone on the sands, and as the tide ebbed had fallen over on her side.