galley
see also: Galley
Etymology

From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from gkm γάλεα of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη, a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός ("dog-fish or small shark").

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈɡæli/
Noun

galley

  1. (nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
  2. (British) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  3. (nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  4. (nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  5. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  6. (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.
  7. (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  8. (heraldiccharge) A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.
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Galley
Proper noun
  1. Surname.



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