01 n. A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not
pl.
Galleys ((#))
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1.
A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts and sails or not(Naut.)
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2.
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel; -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose. Also: caboose
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3.
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.(Chem.)
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4.
An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.(Print.)
Phrases & compounds
Galley slave —
a person condemned, often as a punishment for crime, to work at the oar on board a galley.
Galley slice —
a sliding false bottom to a large galley.