{
Drom′ond
, or Drom′on
}.
[OF.
dromont
, L.
dromo
, fr. Gr.
δρόμων
light vessel, prob. fr.
δραμεῖν
to run. See
Dromedary
.]
In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel.
[Hist. or Archaic]
The great
dromond
swinging from the quay.
W. Morris.