GALLIOT, GALLEOT
[See Galiot. ]
GALLIOT
GALLIOT Gal "li *ot, n.
galliot
gal li ot |ˈgalēət ˈɡæliət | ▶noun historical a single-masted Dutch cargo boat or fishing vessel. • a small fast galley, esp. in the Mediterranean. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French galiote or Dutch galjoot, from a diminutive of medieval Latin galea ‘galley. ’
galliot |ˈgalɪət |(also galiot ) ▶noun historical a single-masted Dutch cargo boat or fishing vessel. • a small, fast galley used in the Mediterranean. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French galiote or Dutch galjoot, from a diminutive of medieval Latin galea ‘galley ’.