gal·i·ot also gal·li·ot (g l  - t)n. Nautical 1. A light, swift galley formerly used in the Mediterranean. 2. A light, single-masted, flatbottom Dutch merchant ship. [Middle English, from Old French, from galee, galie; see galley.] |
galiot, galliot [ˈgælɪət]
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a small swift galley formerly sailed on the Mediterranean
2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a shallow-draught ketch formerly used along the coasts of Germany and the Netherlands
[from Old French galiote, from Italian galeotta, from Medieval Latin galea galley]
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