Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

galleon

[gal-ee-uhn, gal-yuhn] / ˈgæl i ən, ˈgæl jən /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

She was checking people in on the pier for a separate boat tour to Sazan on a replica galleon that advertises the opportunity to “be a pirate for a day.”

From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026

Artefacts from voyages line exhibits surrounding the vessel, including part of a Chinese tomb that once served as ballast in the hold of a galleon.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

Sunk in 1708, the galleon San José attained legendary status.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

In 1708 the San José, a treasure-laden Spanish galleon, sunk off the coast of Colombia.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 31, 2025

Space funk goggles wrapped around his dignified, long-jawed head, on top of which sat, or sailed really, the Spanish galleon of a velvet maroon hat.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The galleons brought more than silver to the Philippines.

From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026

An estimated 3 million wrecks litter the seafloor, ranging from Nazi gold ships and Spanish galleons to ordinary cargo ships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 13, 2024

Of even greater interest to the Chinese, though, were Spanish galleons from Manila, carrying silver from mines in the Americas.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

“The ideas just cascade down about the romance of Spanish galleons and pirate ships,” Mr. Meide said.

From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2022

Or sometimes we’d pre-tend we were the Dutch going out on raids against Spanish galleons.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor


Vocabulary lists containing galleon

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com