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galley

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gal​ley
noun
gal·​ley
ˈga-lē
plural gal​leys

Definition

  • a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
    a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century
    also galleass
    a warship of classical antiquity
    — compare bireme, trireme
    a large open boat (such as a gig) formerly used in England
  • the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane
  • an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type
    a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
Illustration
galley 1a
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English galeie, galey, borrowed from Anglo-French galee, galeie (continental Old French galee, galie), borrowed (probably in part via Upper Italian dialects) from Middle Greek galéa, after galéa "the shark Galeorhinus galeus," probably re-formation of Greek galeós, a name for the same fish, of uncertain origin
gal​ley
noun
gal·​ley
ˈga-lē
plural gal​leys

Definition

  • a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
    a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century
    also galleass
    a warship of classical antiquity
    — compare bireme, trireme
    a large open boat (such as a gig) formerly used in England
  • the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane
  • an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type
    a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
Illustration
galley 1a
First Known Use
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
History and Etymology
Middle English galeie, galey, borrowed from Anglo-French galee, galeie (continental Old French galee, galie), borrowed (probably in part via Upper Italian dialects) from Middle Greek galéa, after galéa "the shark Galeorhinus galeus," probably re-formation of Greek galeós, a name for the same fish, of uncertain origin
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