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单词 dromond
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dromond

[ drom-uhnd, druhm- ]
/ ˈdrɒm ənd, ˈdrʌm- /

noun

a large, fast-sailing ship of the Middle Ages.
Also drom·on [drom-uhn, druhm-]. /ˈdrɒm ən, ˈdrʌm-/.

Origin of dromond

1300–50; Middle English dromund<Anglo-French dromund, dromo(u)n<Late Latin dromō, stem dromōn-<Greek drómōn swift ship, derivative of drómos a running

Words nearby dromond

drollery, -drome, dromedary, dromograph, dromomania, dromond, dromos, dromotropic, -dromous, dronabinol, drone
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Example sentences from the Web for dromond

  • The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.

    On the Spanish Main|John Masefield
  • The Venetian dromond was to other merchant-ships as the dromedary to other camels.

    Masters of the Guild|L. Lamprey
  • Well I wot of all chapmen—and to-night weighs a dromond Sailing west away first, and then to the southlands.

    Poems By The Way &amp; Love Is Enough|William Morris

British Dictionary definitions for dromond

dromond

dromon (ˈdrɒmən, ˈdrʌm-)

/ (ˈdrɒmənd, ˈdrʌm-) /

noun

a large swift sailing vessel of the 12th to 15th centuries

Word Origin for dromond

C13: from Anglo-French dromund, ultimately from Late Greek dromōn light swift ship, from dromos a running
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