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galleon

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




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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

New artefacts have been uncovered on the 18th Century Spanish galleon dubbed the “holy grail of shipwrecks” off the coast of Colombia.

From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024

The life-size statue known as the Black Nazarene and showing Jesus carrying the cross was brought in the 16th century from Mexico on a galleon in 1606 by Spanish missionaries.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 9, 2024

Our ship is a galleon, weathered from a million voyages going back to ages even darker than this.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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