n.
Pronunciation: ' ga-l ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural galleys
Etymology: Middle English galeie, from Anglo-French galie, galee, ultimately from Middle Greek galea
Date: 13th century
1 : a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: as a : a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century also : GALLEASS b : a warship of classical antiquity ― compare BIREME , TRIREME c : a large open boat (as a gig) formerly used in England
2 : the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane
3 a : an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type b : a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
galley 1a