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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