galleass
/ˈɡæliˌæs/
noun
- A large, fast warship used in the 16th and 17th centuries, combining features of a galley and a galleon, with both sails and oars.
- The galleass cut through the waves, its oars glistening in the sun.
- A single galleass could carry dozens of cannons and hundreds of soldiers.
- Historians studied the design of the galleass to understand naval warfare in the Renaissance.