galley
noun/ˈɡæli/
Etymology From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”).
8 senses
- 1A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars…
- 2A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse…
- 3One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
- 4The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a…
- 5An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a…
- 6An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for…
- 7A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
- 8A representation of a single-masted ship propelled by…
Nautical, Transport Historical A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually a rowed warship used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
UK A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
Media, Printing, Publishing An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
- It was very nerve-racking. When I was finally able to write the story, I wrote it at the typewriter and never reread it until I had to edit the typos on the printer's galleys for the publication of the book.1976 April 26, Jil Clark, Julia Penelope, Susan Wolfe, “The Politics of Language”, in Gay Community News, page 8:
Media, Printing, Publishing A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics A representation of a single-masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.
- Synonyms
- lymphad
- Derived terms
- everything but the galley stove, galleass, galley downhaul, galley kitchen, galleylike, galley news, galley proof, galley slave, galley slice, galley worm, galley-worm, galley yarn, galliot
- Related terms
- bireme, trireme, quadrireme, unireme, monoreme, penteconter, quinquereme, pentere, polyreme, Galley Common