doubloon

noun

dou·bloon ˌdə-ˈblün

: an old gold coin of Spain and Spanish America

Examples of doubloon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

In the pirate’s bounty scene of the attraction amid the overflowing treasure chests and mounds of gold doubloons. —

Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 7 June 2024 It’s estimated that the Eras Tour has already generated some $4.6 billion in consumer spending, and the beyond-robust ticket sales for the Eras Tour movie mean that the doubloons in Swift’s bank account are multiplying exponentially with every passing minute. —

Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Oct. 2023 Treasure hunters have long been obsessed with retrieving shiny gold doubloons and dazzling jewels from shipwrecks in the Bahamas. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 June 2023 But what was a pirate boss to do, upon seizing a Spanish galleon and filling his ship’s hold to the brim with jewels and silks and gold doubloons? —

Ian Beacock, The New Republic, 11 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for doubloon