noun one of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
2. galley ·noun a proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
3. galley ·noun a vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not.
4. galley ·noun an oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
5. galley ·noun a name given by analogy to the greek, roman, and other ancient vessels propelled by oars.
6. galley ·noun a light, open boat used on the thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
7. galley ·noun a large vessel for war and national purposes;
common in the middle ages, and down to the 17th century.
8. galley ·noun the cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel;
sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
9. galley ·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.