Definition of Galiot. Meaning of Galiot. Synonyms of Galiot

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Definition of Galiot

Galiot
Galiot Gal"i*ot, n. [OE. galiote, F. galiote. See Galley.] (Naut.) (a) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars, having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers. (b) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.

Meaning of Galiot from wikipedia

- A galiot, galliot or galiote, was a small galley boat propelled by sail or oars. There are three different types of naval galiots that sailed on different...
- Antoine Jean Galiot Mandat (7 May 1731, in the outskirts of Paris – 10 August 1792, on the steps of the Hôtel de Ville, Paris), known as the Marquis de...
- (29 Nivôse, Year II), were known as the Galiot Drownings (French: Noyades des galiotes). Two-masted Dutch galiotssmall trade shipsmoored in Nantes...
- Ángel Alarcón Galiot (born 15 May 2004) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga Portugal 2 side Porto B. Born in Castelldefels...
- Santa Ysabel (the Almiranta), the smaller frigate Santa Catalina and the galiot San Felipe left Callao on 9 April 1595. Spirits were high in the first month...
- some angle to this class of ships (a small dispatch vessel, also called a galiot). The first European explorers to sight the island, the Portuguese, called...
- Li****n encountered a Spanish galiot, sent by Juan de Salcedo for provisions while his force of 100 men were in Vigan. The galiot was quickly overcome, the...
- The first USS Intrepid was a captured ketch rigged galiot in the United States Navy during the First Barbary War. Intrepid was built in France in 1798...
- the people were very hospitable.[citation needed] On 28 October 1689, the galiot Noord travelled from Table Bay to the Bay of Natal to fetch the surviving...
- Stellenbosch attempt unsuccessfully to revolt 16 January - Wreck of the Galiot Noord, 24 km west of Cape St. Francis after a survey voyage to Delagoa Bay...