dromond Meaning, Definition & Usage

Drom"ond, Drom"on (Also<

• Dromond
• Dromon

)

Etymology

OF. dromont, L. dromo, fr. Gr. light vessel, prob. fr. to run. See Dromedary.

Definitions

1. In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel. Hist. or Archaic Fuller.

   The great dromond swinging from the quay. W. Morris.