GALIOT

galiot. Galiot, n. a little galley, a kind of brigantine

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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.