Definition of galley Galley
/gæˈli/ - [gatlee] - gal•ley
We found 27 definitions of galley from 9 different sources.
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What does galley mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: galleys |
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| galley - the area for food preparation on a ship | ||
| ship's galley, caboose, cookhouse | ||
| kitchen a room equipped for preparing meals | ||
| ship a vessel that carries passengers or freight | ||
| galley - (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars | ||
| watercraft, vessel skill in the management of boats | ||
| antiquity an artifact surviving from the past | ||
| galley - the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner | ||
| kitchen a room equipped for preparing meals | ||
| galley - 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 | ||
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Wiktionary 
- galley (Noun)
A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era. - galley (Noun)
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gang s, and also for pleasure. - galley (Noun)
One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. - galley (Noun)
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. - galley (Noun)
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace. - galley (Noun)
An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc. - galley (Noun)
A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
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A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not - galley (n.)
A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century. - galley (n.)
A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars. - galley (n.)
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure. - galley (n.)
One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war. - galley (n.)
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. - galley (n.)
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace. - galley (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. - galley (n.)
A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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galley
A kitchen on a ship. -
galley
A seagoing vessel propelled mainly by oars and used in ancient and medieval times.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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galley
gal′i, n. a long, low-built ship with one deck, propelled by oars: a state barge: the captain's boat on a war-ship: the place where the cooking is done on board ship: a kind of boat attached to a ship-of-war: (print.) a flat oblong tray in which the compositor places the type he has set up.—ns. Gall′ey-proof, an impression taken from type on a galley; Gall′ey-slave, one condemned for crime to work like a slave at the oar of a galley. [O. Fr. galie—Low L. galea.]
Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️
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galley
galere, a kind of low flat-built vessel, furnished with one deck, and navigated with sails and oars, particularly in the Mediterranean.The largest sort of these vessels, galeasse, is employed only by the Venetians. They are commonly 162 feet long above, and 133 feet by the keel; 32 feet wide, with 23 feet length of stern-post. They are furnished with three masts, and thirty-two banks of oars; every bank containing two oars, and every oar being managed by six or seven slaves, who are usually chained thereto. In the fore-part they have three little batteries of cannon, of which the lowest is of two 36 pounders, the second of two 24 pounders, and the uppermost of two 2 pounders: three 18 pounders are also planted on each quarter. The compliment of men for one of these galleys is generally 1000 or 1200. They are esteemed extremely convenient for bombarding or making a descent upon an enemy’s coast, as drawing but little water; and having by their oars frequently the advantage of a ship of war, in light winds or calms, by cannonading the latter near the surface of the water; by scouring her whole length with their shot, and at the same time keeping on her quarter or bow, so as to be out of the direction of her cannon.The gallies next in size to these, which are also called half-gallies, are from 120 to 130 feet long, 18 feet broad, and 9 or 10 feet deep. They have two masts, which may be struck at pleasure, and are furnished with two large lateen sails, and five pieces of cannon. They have commonly 25 banks of oars, as described above. A size still less than these are called quarter-gallies, carrying from twelve to sixteen banks of oars. There are very few gallies now besides those in the Mediterranean, which are found by experience to be of little utility, except in fine weather; a circumstance which renders their service extremely precarious. They generally keep close under the shore, but sometimes venture out to sea to perform a summer cruise. See the articles QUARTER and VESSEL.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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galley
A low, flat-built vessel with one deck, and propelled by sails and oars, particularly in the Mediterranean. The largest sort, called galleasses, were formerly employed by the Venetians. They were about 160 feet long above, and 130 by the keel, 30 wide, and 20 length of stern-post. They were furnished with three masts and thirty banks of oars, each bank containing two oars, and every oar managed by half-a-dozen slaves, chained to them. There are also half-galleys and quarter-galleys, but found by experience to be of little utility except in fine weather. They generally hug the shore, only sometimes venturing out to sea for a summer cruise. Also, an open boat rowing six or eight oars, and used on the river Thames by custom-house officers, and formerly by press-gangs; hence the names "custom-house galley," "press-galley," &c. Also, a clincher-built fast rowing-boat, rather larger than a gig, appropriated in a man-of-war for the use of the captain. The galley or gally is also the name of the ship's hearth or kitchen, being the place where the grates are put up and the victuals cooked. In small merchantmen it is called the caboose; and is generally abaft the forecastle or fore-part of the ship.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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galley
Building the galley; a game formerly used at sea, in order to put a trick upon a landsman, or fresh-water sailor. It being agreed to play at that game, one sailor personates the builder, and another the merchant or contractor: the builder first begins by laying the keel, which consists of a number of men laid all along on their backs, one after another, that is, head to foot; he next puts in the ribs or knees, by making a number of men sit feet to feet, at right angles to, and on each side of, the keel: he now fixing on the person intended to be the object of the joke, observes he is a fierce-looking fellow, and fit for the lion; he accordingly places him at the head, his arms being held or locked in by the two persons next to him, representing the ribs. After several other dispositions, the builder delivers over the galley to the contractor as complete: but he, among other faults and objections, observes the lion is not gilt, on which the builder or one of his assistants, runs to the head, and dipping a mop in the excrement, thrusts it into the face of the lion.
Part of speech
🔤- galley, noun, singular of galleys.
