GALLEY


Meaning of GALLEY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈga-lē ]

noun

( 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

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