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galley
English
Etymology
From Middle English galeie, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek ????? (galéa) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek ????? (galé?), a kind of a small fish, from ?????? (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”). Doublet of galea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??æli/
- Rhymes: -æli
Noun
galley (plural galleys)
- (nautical, historical) A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- (Britain) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.
- (nautical) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.
- (nautical) The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel or aircraft; sometimes on merchant vessels called the caboose.
- An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of retorts; a gallery furnace.
- (printing) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides, for holding type which has been set, or is to be made up, etc.
- (printing) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a galley proof.
- (heraldry) A representation of a single masted ship propelled by oars, with three flags and a basket.
Synonyms
- (heraldry) lymphad
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- bireme
- trireme
- quadrireme
- unireme/monoreme/penteconter
- quinquereme/pentere
- polyreme
- Galley Common
Further reading
- galley on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- egally
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carosse
English
Noun
carosse (plural carosses)
- (obsolete) A European state coach.
- (obsolete, nautical) The open space underneath the poop deck of a galley where the captain had his bed; it evolved into the cabin.
Anagrams
- Rascoes
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