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galley
/ˈɡæli/
noun 5name 1
Collocations
2GALLEY + NOUN
kitchen, stormy
PREP.
in
Definitions
noun
1
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.
2
A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
3
One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
4
The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
5
An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
name
1
A surname.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the area for food preparation on a ship
- caboose
- cookhouse
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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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 th
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This apartment has a galley kitchen.
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The galley sank in stormy weather.
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