galley

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Recent Examples of galley The word kombuis, borrowed from Dutch, originally meant a galley. Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026 Scores are based on eight areas of the ship, including galleys and dining rooms, medical centers, housekeeping, potable water systems, heating systems, and pest management. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026 There are several kitchen layout options out there; some, like galley kitchens better suit smaller homes and apartments, and others, like the double-island setup, require ample square footage but might work best for a large family and lots of meal prep. Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 3 Mar. 2026 The slide-out in the nose box next to the primary galley houses a fridge/freezer of up to 90 liters, and those wanting more cold storage can add a second fridge slide in place of the drawer stack on the stove/sink slide-out. New Atlas, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for galley
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Noun
  • Pope Leo on Saturday made a day trip to Monaco, a tax-free microstate on the French ⁠Riviera known as a haven for billionaires and their luxury yachts, and urged its residents to share their wealth and help those in need.
    Reuters, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
  • And unlike some of their peers, McDonald and Loggins have both embraced yacht rock as a genre phenomenon, even appearing in a recent documentary on the subject for HBO.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Palm Beach Motor Yachts has taken its supermaxi sloop to new heights—quite literally.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Now as sailors stepped out into the surf, a great crowd tried to take oars off the first sloop.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Bring your favorite bottle of bubbly and pick up a lobster roll flight from Off the Hook before setting sail on the Argia schooner, which accommodates up to 49 passengers.
    Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
  • The other Charlottes After the schooner was sold in Pensacola five years later, the next ship — named the North Carolina — was commissioned in 1908, according to the Commander Submarine Force website.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • On a bright-blue morning in July, 2023, a team of researchers took off in a catamaran from the island of Dominica in search of sperm whales.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Alcaraz, who recently lost the Miami Open but remains the first seed, just bought a Sunreef catamaran like his fellow sports star did in 2019.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • A couple of cutters, couple of good sliders.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
  • His relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, but mixed in the rest of his arsenal — the slider (18 times), changeup (10 times), sweeper (nine times), curveball (eight times) and cutter (five times) — to keep opponents off balanced.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • An Iranian mine nearly sank an American frigate.
    Bret Stephens, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In 1986, the fleet included 113 frigates, ships smaller than destroyers but vital for missions such as escorting convoys.
    Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • While the climactic smackdown pits Wonder Woman vs. full feral Cheetah, an earlier fight at the White House is the real pinnace of their rivalry, presenting both Gadot and Wiig as physical powerhouses.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2020
Noun
  • Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History On Nov. 16, 1776, the Andrew Doria brigantine arrived in the Caribbean on the British colony St. Eustatius, waving the first national flag of the United States.
    Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
  • On December 4, 1872, sailors aboard the Canadian brigantine Dei Gratia spotted a ship named the Mary Celeste in the distance.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024

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“Galley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galley. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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