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Webster 1913 Edition

Gallivat

Gal′li-vat

,

Noun.

[Prob. fr. Pg.

galeota

; cf. E.

galiot

,

galley

.]

(Naut.)

A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, – used on the Malabar coast.

A. Chalmers.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gallivat

GAL'LIVAT

,

Noun.

A small vessel used on the Malabar coast.

Definition 2024

gallivat

gallivat

English

Noun

gallivat ‎(plural gallivats)

(nautical) A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, used on the Malabar coast.
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