Definition of gallery Gallery
/gæˈlɚi/ - [gatleree] - gal•ler•y
We found 26 definitions of gallery from 9 different sources.
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NounPlural: galleries |
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| gallery - narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade | ||
| balcony a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet | ||
| amphitheater, amphitheatre an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | ||
| choir loft a gallery in a church occupied by the choir | ||
| gallery - a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited | ||
| art gallery, picture gallery | ||
| room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" | ||
| gallery - a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns) | ||
| gallery - a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; "shooting gallery" | ||
| gallery - spectators at a golf or tennis match | ||
| gallery - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" | ||
| drift, heading | ||
| passageway a passage between rooms or between buildings | ||
| mining, excavation the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth | ||
| gallery - a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed) | ||
| veranda, verandah | ||
| porch a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gallery (Noun)
An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of work of works of art . - gallery (Noun)
An establishment that buys, sells, and displays works of art. - gallery (Noun)
Uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall , or auditorium. - gallery (Noun)
A roofed promenade, especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported by arches or columns on the outer side. - gallery (Noun)
As a whole, the spectators of an event.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gallery (a.)
A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a connecting passageway, as between one room and another; also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or burrowing animal. - gallery (a.)
A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of paintings, sculptures, etc. - gallery (a.)
A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed merely to increase the capacity of the hall. - gallery (a.)
A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship, and hence called stern gallery or quarter gallery, -- seldom found in vessels built since 1850. - gallery (a.)
Any communication which is covered overhead as well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery. - gallery (a.)
A working drift or level.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall or auditorium. -
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A covered corridor. -
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An institution, building, or room for the exhibition and conservation of works of art.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gallery
gal′ėr-i, n. a balcony surrounded by rails: a long passage: the upper floor of seats in a church or theatre: the persons occupying the gallery at a theatre: a room for the exhibition of works of art: (fort.) a covered passage cut through the earth or masonry: a level or drive in a mine.—adj. Gall′eried, furnished with, or arranged like, a gallery.—Play to the gallery, to play so as to win the applause of the least intelligent amongst the spectators. [O. Fr. galerie (It. galleria).]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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gallery
a balcony projecting from the stern or quarter of a ship of war, or large merchantman. In the former, the stern-gallery is usually decorated with a ballustrade, extending from one side of the ship to the other; the fore-part is limited by a partition called the skreen-bulk head, in which are framed the cabin windows; and the roof of it is formed by a sort of vault, termed the cove, which is frequently ornamented with sculpture. See STERN.The quarter gallery of a ship of 74 guns is represented at large, in the plate referred to from the article QUARTER.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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gallery
A balcony projecting from the admiral's or captain's cabin; it is usually decorated with a balustrade, and extends from one side of the ship to the other; the roof is formed by a sort of vault termed a cove, which is frequently ornamented with carving. (See STERN; also QUARTER-GALLERY.)
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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gallery
An underground passage, whether cut in the soil or built in masonry; it forms the communication between the inner and exterior works of a fortified place. When prepared for defense, it is a defensive gallery. In military mines, galleries are the underground passages leading to and connecting the mine chambers. Scarp and counterscarp galleries are covered passages built in the scarp and counterscarp to give a flanking fire in the ditch.
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🔤- gallery, noun, singular of galleries.
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