galley
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galley¹
- /ˈɡæli/
Rhymes with -æli
Where it comes from
From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Medieval 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”).
noun galleys · gallies
- 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.
- A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
- One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
- The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
- An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
- 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.
- A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
- A representation of a single-masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.
Similar: lymphad
Galley²
proper noun Galleys
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: caboose, cookhouse, boat, pantry, nook, drag, bummer, kitchen, cooking, cook, cuisine, cooked, agency, mess, office, stromer
noun
Similar: lymphad
Translations
Every language
noun ship propelled primarily by oars
| Español | galera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 갤리선 gaelliseon |
| 日本語 | ガレー船 garē sen |
| 中文 | 槳帆船 /桨帆船 jiǎngfānchuán, 賈列船 /贾列船 jiǎliè chuán |
| Português | galera, galé |
| Français | galère, galée |
| Deutsch | Galeere |
| Italiano | galera, galea |
| Ελληνικά | γαλέρα galéra |
| Русский | гале́ра galéra |
| العربية | قَادِس qādis |
| עברית | גַּלֵּיאָה galea, סְפִינַת מְשׁוֹטִים sefinat meshotim, אֳנִיַּת מָשׁוֹט oniyat mashot |
noun light, open boat used on the Thames
| Русский | гале́ра galéra |
|---|
noun cooking room or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft
| 日本語 | ギャレー gyarē |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 船上廚房 /船上厨房 chuánshàng chúfáng, 機上廚房 /机上厨房 jīshàng chúfáng |
| Français | cambuse |
| Deutsch | Kombüse, Bordküche |
| Italiano | cambusa |
| Ελληνικά | κουζίνα kouzína |
| Русский | ка́мбуз kámbuz, ку́хня kúxnja |
noun printing: oblong tray holding type
| Español | galera, galerín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 게라 gera |
| 日本語 | ゲラ gera |
| Русский | верста́тка verstátka, набо́рная до́ска nabórnaja dóska |
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title = {galley},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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