Note 5 — PART I—WOODEN WALLS, FROM SALAMIS TO TRAFALGAR
Reading edition
Three other terms of similar sound need explanation. The galiot was a small, fast galley of the Levant. The gallivat was a large, swift, two-masted, armed sail-boat used by Malay pirates. The galleon was any Spanish ship sailing to and from the Spanish main; hence, especially a treasure-ship.