*dromon*

{ or . [ OF. dromont, L. dromo, fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See Dromedary. ] In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter; a large, swift war vessel. [ Hist. or Archaic ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great dromond swinging from the quay. W. Morris. [ 1913 Webster ]