: 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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The dining room comes with a third fireplace, while a modernized galley kitchen is outfitted with Viking and Sub-Zero appliances.—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 May 2025 Her modest galley kitchen in Los Angeles retains its charming period tile and sky-high cabinets that reach the 14-foot ceiling.—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025 The galley also includes a sink, large worktop and 220-V kettle.—New Atlas, 5 Mar. 2025 These are a great option for smaller kitchens with tight walkways, like galley kitchens.—Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 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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