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Galley

//ˈɡæli// name, noun

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Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
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. historical
2
the area for food preparation on a ship wordnet
3
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure. British
4
the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner wordnet
5
One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.

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(classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars wordnet
7
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
8
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 wordnet
9
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
10
An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
"It was very nerve-racking. When I was finally able to write the story, I wrote it at the typewriter and never reread it until I had to edit the typos on the printer's galleys for the publication of the book."
11
A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
12
A representation of a single-masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.

Etymology

From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”).

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