noun
- a small, fast sailing ship or galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean and northern European waters
Usage: nautical; historical
Examples
- The merchant fleet included several galiots that could navigate shallow coastal waters.
- Medieval traders relied on galiots for swift transport across the Mediterranean.
- The galiot's shallow draft made it ideal for raiding and commerce along European coasts.
- Historians documented the design of galiots used by Barbary corsairs in the 16th century.