drom·ond (dr m  nd, dr m-)n. Nautical A large medieval sailing galley. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman dromund, from Late Latin drom  , dromn-, a kind of ship, from Late Greek dromn, from Greek dromos, race.] |
dromond [ˈdrɒmənd ˈdrʌm-], dromon [ˈdrɒmən ˈdrʌm-]
n
(Transport / Nautical Terms) a large swift sailing vessel of the 12th to 15th centuries
[from Anglo-French dromund, ultimately from Late Greek dromōn light swift ship, from dromos a running]
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