galleon

Example Sentences

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A Spanish galleon, fronted by a carved blond figurehead leaning out toward land, almost like a battering ram, butts up against the shore of what would eventually be called California.

From Los Angeles Times

Treasure hunters seek an 18th century Spanish ship that once got 60 miles to the galleon in the new miniseries “La Fortuna.”

From Los Angeles Times

In 2007, the Florida-based Odyssey Marine Exploration scooped up over half a million silver and gold coins from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean when it discovered a sunken Spanish galleon.

From Seattle Times

The first Filipinos arrived in the continental United States 434 years ago as crew members aboard a Spanish galleon.

From Seattle Times

His chapter on searching for a very different kind of treasure — what lies in old galleons at the bottom of the ocean — runs on too long and probably should have been cut entirely.

From Washington Post