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Definition of Galley

1. Noun. A large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading.

2. Noun. (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars.

3. Noun. The kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner.

4. Noun. The area for food preparation on a ship.

Definition of Galley

1. n. A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not

Definition of Galley

1. Noun. (nautical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era. ¹

2. Noun. (British) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure. ¹

3. Noun. (nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. ¹

4. Noun. (nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. ¹

5. Noun. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace. ¹

6. Noun. (printing) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc. ¹

7. Noun. (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Galley

1. a long, low medieval ship [n -LEYS]

Medical Definition of Galley

1. Origin: OE. Gale, galeie (cf. OF. Galie, galee, LL. Galea, LGr.; of unknown origin. 1. A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; as: A large vessel for war and national purposes; common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century. A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars. A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure. One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. The typical galley of the Mediterranean was from one hundred to two hundred feet long, often having twenty oars on each side. It had two or three masts rigged with lateen sails, carried guns at prow and stern, and a complement of one thousand to twelve hundred men, and was very efficient in mediaeval walfare. Galleons, galliots, galleasses, half galleys, and quarter galleys were all modifications of this type. 2. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. 3. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace. 4. [F. Galee; the same word as E. Galley a vessel. An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc. A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof. Galley slave, a person condemned, often as a punishment for crime, to work at the oar on board a galley. "To toil like a galley slave." Galley slice, a sliding false bottom to a large galley. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Galley

gallerygoer gallerygoers gallerying galleryite galleryites gallerylike gallet galleta galletas galleted

galleting gallets galletting galletyle galletyles galley (current term) galley-bird galley-worm galley proof galley slave

galley slaves galleys gallflies gallfly galliard galliardise galliardness galliards

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