: a warship of classical antiquity compare bireme, trireme
c
: a large open boat (such as a gig) formerly used in England
2
: the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane
3
a
: an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type
b
: a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
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Lavatories and galleys are also being updated, and the entire fleet is getting upgraded Wi-Fi service, which is free for WestJet Rewards members.—Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 Aesha brings news of the deck team’s disaster to the galley.—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 The menu exudes exquisite flavors, and whether you’re seated in the living room, the galley or on the terrace, the atmosphere is that of a dear friend’s home.—Kristen Tribe, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2025 There are built-ins upon built-ins, a private terrace, and accidentally chic-again butter-yellow cabinetry in the galley kitchen.—Katie McDonough, Curbed, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for galley
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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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