galley

[ gal-ee ]
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noun,plural gal·leys.
  1. a kitchen or an area with kitchen facilities in a ship, plane, or camper.

  2. Nautical.

    • a seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars, used in ancient and medieval times, sometimes with the aid of sails.

    • a long rowboat, as one used as a ship's boat by a warship or one used for dragging a seine.

    • (formerly, in the U.S. Navy) a shoal-draft vessel, variously rigged, relying mainly on its sails but able to be rowed by sweeps.

  1. Printing.

    • a long, narrow tray, usually of metal, for holding type that has been set.

    • a rough unit of measurement, about 22 inches (56 centimeters), for type composition.

Origin of galley

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English galei(e), from Old French galee, galie, perhaps from Old Provençal galea, from Late Greek galéa, galaía

Other words from galley

  • gal·ley·like, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for galley

galley

/ (ˈɡælɪ) /


noun
  1. any of various kinds of ship propelled by oars or sails used in ancient or medieval times as a warship or as a trader

  2. the kitchen of a ship, boat, or aircraft

  1. any of various long rowing boats

  2. printing

    • (in hot-metal composition) a tray open at one end for holding composed type

    • short for galley proof

Origin of galley

1
C13: from Old French galie, from Medieval Latin galea, from Greek galaia, of unknown origin; the sense development apparently is due to the association of a galley or slave ship with a ship's kitchen and hence with a hot furnace, trough, printer's tray, etc

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