What is the meaning of Galley?

  • (n.) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  • (n.) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  • (n.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
  • (n.) A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.
  • (n.) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  • (n.) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.
  • (n.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  • (n.) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  • (n.) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set or is to be made up, etc.
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MLAWebster's. "galley" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/galley/definitions/2011089>
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