Galley

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A large, usually single-decked medieval ship of shallow draft, propelled by sails and oars and used as a merchant ship or warship in the Mediterranean.
  • noun. An ancient Mediterranean seagoing vessel propelled by oars.
  • noun. A large rowboat formerly used by British customs officers.
  • noun. The kitchen of an airliner, ship, or camper.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. A long, usually metal tray, used for assembling lines of printers' type in composing proofs and pages.
  • noun. A proof made with printer's type before page composition to allow for the detection and correction of errors.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A sea-going vessel propelled by oars, or using both oars and sails.
  • noun. A state barge; a large boat, especially one used in display; in a special use, an open boat formerly employed on the Thames in England by custom-house officers and press-gangs, and for pleasure.
  • noun. A boat, somewhat larger than a gig, appropriated for the captain's use on a war-ship. [Eng.]
  • noun. The cook-room, kitchen, or caboose of a merchant ship, man-of-war, or steamer; also, the stove or range in the galley.
  • noun. In printing, an oblong shallow tray of brass or wood, rarely of zinc, on which the compositor deposits his type.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
  • noun. A large vessel for war and national purposes; -- common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th century.
  • noun. A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.
  • noun. A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  • noun. One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  • noun. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  • noun. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  • noun. undefined
  • 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.
  • noun. A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  • noun. a person condemned, often as a punishment for crime, to work at the oar on board a galley.
  • noun. a sliding false bottom to a large galley.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • 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.
  • noun. A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
  • noun. One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
  • noun. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
  • noun. An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
  • 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.
  • noun. A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. 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
  • noun. the kitchen area for food preparation on an airliner
  • noun. the area for food preparation on a ship
  • noun. (classical antiquity) a crescent-shaped seagoing vessel propelled by oars
  • Word Usage
    "You might, perhaps, come across the term galley proofs."
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