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galleass n. 三桅帆装军舰 三桅帆装军舰 Galleass \ Gal" le* ass\ (?; 135), n. [ F. gal[' e] asse, gal[' e] ace; cf. It. galeazza, Sp. galeaza; LL. galea a galley. See { Galley}.] ( Naut.) A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See { Galleon}, and { Galley}. [ Written variously { galeas}, { gallias}, etc.] [ 1913 Webster] Note: " The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers amidships." -- Motley. Gallegan
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