galiot
/ˈɡæliˌɑt/
noun
- A small, fast sailing ship used in the Mediterranean, often for trade or piracy, with both sails and oars.
- The galiot carried spices and silk across the Mediterranean Sea.
- Historians found records of a galiot that sailed from Venice to Constantinople in the 16th century.
- Pirates often used a galiot because it could outrun larger merchant vessels.