Definition of galley
galleys
1 : a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such asa : a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century; also : galleassb : a warship of classical antiquity — compare bireme, triremec : a large open boat (such as a gig) formerly used in England
2 : the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane
3a : an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set typeb : a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages
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Marianne Leahy, of Bolingbrook, said the galley kitchen is too small and outdated.
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The friggitorie, just as ancient, are tiny white-tiled galleys where cauldrons of oil bubble over charcoal.
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Sein then moved into the airplane's galley, opened an emergency door and jumped out onto the tarmac.
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The man then made his way to the galley, pried open the door and jumped.
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Sein, however, tried to bite the attendant’s hand, then made his way to the galley.
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Prewar apartments are to be found, especially south of Queens Boulevard, where one-bedroom rents average $1,800 a month, said Mr. Hatch, who currently has a two-bedroom with a galley kitchen in a walk-up on 49th Street for $2,200 a month.
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Three separate rooms (a galley kitchen with old-fashioned fittings, a seedy hotel room, a six-year-old girl’s suburban bedroom) have been built on the second floor.
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The mod, angular design of the Krups FBC5 will look right at home in any starship galley.
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Origin and Etymology of galley
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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GALLEY Defined for English Language Learners
galley
playDefinition of galley for English Language Learners
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: the kitchen of a ship or airplane
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: a long, low ship that was moved by oars and sails and that was used in ancient times by the Egyptians, Greeks, and others
GALLEY Defined for Kids
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galleys
1 : a large low ship of olden times moved by oars and sails
2 : the kitchen especially of a ship or an airplane
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