Definition of galley
plural galleys
1
:a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as
a
:a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century;
also
:galleass
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
